And the Birthday Festivities Begin : )

Here is the birthday girl surrounded by her girlfriends and a cute little boy hiding behind her. My dear little girl is turning one!!!

Happy Birthday, my sweetie! We love you and thank God for you everyday!!

I had a blast making baby's MM fondant covered cake. I would love to make all my kid's cakes and can't wait for little hands to help me decorate. Making MM fondant is easy, inexpensive, and would be really fun for kids. I felt like I was playing with play-dough.

I was really pleased with how neat the fondant looked my first time around even though I did make it too thick. The rest of the vanilla cake and buttercream icing were too sweet for me. Do you have any favorite cake and frosting recipes. If so, please share :)

Here is baby patting her cake. That is as close as she got to a cake smash. lol.
For the invites, I made a collage through Picasa and then printed them at Sam's.

As it was a tea luncheon, I served cucumber sandwiches, pigs in a blanket, mini quiches, scones, and blueberry muffins. Although it was mid November, it ended up being too warm for tea. How funny is that!
Here are the beautiful handmade cards. Aren't they adorable!! I LOVE that this group of friends generally does not exchange birthday presents. The best presents a little girl could ask for are her dear friends.
Our version of a cake smash- playing with the cake ribbons and pearls. Thank you to all who came to spend time with us in celebration of baby's first year of life!! I greatly enjoyed your fellowship. I cannot believe I threw my first birthday party for my own child!