Transportation First Birthday Party

This past weekend we had a blast celebrating our little guy's first birthday! How fast a year goes! I thought I would share some of the photos. :)

My Mom found this great shirt on ETSYfor the birthday boy to wear at the party! And it matched his party colors perfectly. :)

I snuck a couple of cardboard boxes from my Mother in Laws school to help make this little photo prop! :) We had so much fun taking pictures in it. :) I liked that I didn't have to make it PERFECT, you can see the package taping and all! But I like the look it gave it when I changed the finish to Sepia... I slipped one of these into each of the thank you notes and printed a few in 8X10 to frame for tables. :)

I found this great little idea for greeting guests and had to replicate it! I wanted it to go with the travel/transportation theme, so I placed the letters on suitcases and attached balloons to the handle. :)

 

I know, I know... guest books who needs them right? But I couldn't resist... I found an ancient copy of 'Happy Birthday to You!' by my favorite Dr. Seuss, that had a note written in it to my Dad for his birthday and then to me... I had to have it our for little man's first! With the sign... "First it was your Grandpa's and then Mommy's too, and on your first birthday we share it with you!.... Find a bank spot to write a birthday with or just say hi, to our favorite ONE year old guy!'
Did I mention I love rhymes? Well I do.. I love when things rhyme.. :) glad that's out there.. :)

Scored this AH-MAZ-ING trunk from my Mother in Law... her Mom used it to come to America from Ireland.. crazy right? It was the perfect spot for gifts to be dropped at the 'Baggage Check'. That Railroad Crossing sign? A thrift store find... talk about being in the right place a the right time. :) ANNNDDDD you know how stores think its okay to charge like 29.00 for a frame? I found all these frames thrifting for two dollars or less and spray painted them! Spray painting is quickly becoming a new favorite.. right up there with my hot glue gun...

Refreshments are clearly a must.. for the little and BIG kids.. :) So for the little kiddies I stocked a little wagon with Capri Suns. It fit perfectly on the table.. I covered the table with a plastic tablecloth and ran a runner of fabric down the middle that I got on clearance at the fabric store. Sometimes covered tables in fabric can be OUTRAGEOUS $$$$. I found that using some as a runner helps you use less and stttrrreeettcchhh out your dollar bills...
For adults I set a couple glass drink dispensers on small suitcases and this completed the 'Inflight Beverages'. :)

In our kitchen I replaced our usually dishes with brown lunch bags I picked up at the dollar store, cut down with some funky scissors and a travel sticker attached, these I filled with different types of potato chips as the 'Inflight Snacks'. On the lowest shelf of the hutch I covered little cardboard boxes with red wrapping paper and attached some black circles to make train cards carrying plates and silverware.. :) An idea I just had to borrow from here: Choo Choo!

 Here is one of the tables where I set out one of the plane pictures I took earlier in the week and another one of the airplane topiaries. I borrowed the idea from here.. Airplane Topes

 

Here is where the little peanut ate his smash cake. I wanted the map background for pictures and made the little highchair banner from scrap burlap and old road maps. My wonderful Grandma painted this antique find high chair. :)

Here is the dessert table and cakes! I loved the three different cake stands at different heights, but COULD NOT find them anywhere... So I made them! Ill post more about that soon. :) The wood train up front with little guys name is what started this whole party theme.. he was given it as a gift from his god father at his baptism... and I just couldn't let it sit in his room.. :)

I cut numbers 1 through 12 from old maps also and attached them to 1.00 frames from Target and placed monthly pictures and milestones in each. :) It was crazy putting these together and seeing how much he has changed over ONE year!

 

Lastly... on the way out the peanuts each picked up a favor from the 'Baggage Claim', which was a wooden train whistle wrapped in a red bandana... I thought I had a better close up of the favor tags.. so sorry this one is from when I was making them... at night.. in my bed.. soooo sorry...

"Were so glad you came! By car, boat or plane, we had so much fun, celebrating Finlee turning one!"...more rhymes :)

A great first birthday for our FAVORITE little guy... <3