Watermelon Extravaganza!

Welcome to Madeline's 1st birthday party! The theme was watermelon. I figured it was fitting for a summer birthday. My mom and I worked hard to make every detail perfect. I always come up with the ideas, but I would never be able to fulfill them without her amazing talents. We had about 45 adults and 20 children running around. We had tons of food, laughter, country music playing in the background, and many memories made. I can't believe Madeline is really ONE! The year went by entirely too fast. I just want to bottle up her adorable age and keep her my baby forever.

The Birthday Girl

Smash cake my mom and I made

These pops were a HIT at the party. My friend Angela suggested putting every fruit/veggie on a stick so her son will eat them! haha

I forgot to take a photo of the kid's food table! Thankfully my aunt snapped one with her phone. We had PBJ's, popcorn chicken, watermelon, and other goodies just for the little ones.

My mother in law carved a "1"! Very cool!

Picture wall...watch Madeline grow up:)

Pinata! My mom added pull strings. It was fun to watch the kids scour for the candy and prizes that fell from it. Thanks to Ally for being the strongest kid to break open the pinata! Apparently she will have good luck for the rest of the year.

The birthday girl's outfit change after the smash cake...courtesy of my mom's craftiness. AMAZING, right??

Watermelon lollipop favors

My sweet Ella in her watermelon skirt

Mama and Madeline

Anyone at this party can attest to this: She downed about 4 of these pops and when I finally took the last one away, she had a screaming fit!

See? My aunt snapped this pic, too! LOVE it.

Ella and her cousin Hannah

This watermelon ruffled bikini started my obsession with this theme!

It's smash cake time!

She was very sweet eating this. I was hoping she would dig in!

At home staring at her presents!

Love this simple photo.

There are a ton of pictures! To see more photos click HERE!