1/3/12

ONE!

It's hard to believe that our little McKenna is ONE today! 
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We couldn't be more blessed and I love the amount of joy and energy she has brought into our lives. I knew from the time she started moving around in my tummy she was going to be a mover and a shaker. She keeps us on our toes and I love every minute of it. She is so so precious.  
January 3rd is such a special day for us. Number one because it's the day McKenna was born (duh) but it is also Bob and I's original wedding day before my accident. I love that we now have a joyous occasion to celebrate each year on January 3rd. 
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I love to plan a birthday party. (another duh) I get so excited about them that I start brainstorming months in advance. Well Christmas (and life with 2 kiddos) threw me off a little bit this year. Night Owl was one of the first things that came to mind when I started thinking of a theme for Kenna's 1st birthday party. It fit her perfectly and I loved the idea of it but couldn't really get the ball rolling with it. So, as of last week I have decided to go with the theme Busy Bee for her party. Her party that is actually in 11 days! I was so late in getting things started that I had to make the invites super last minute and they just went in the mail today.
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They have a slight resemblance of something winnie the pooh might have come up with, but whatever, they work.
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I am excited about stripes being a big part of the party decor and my super awesome husband agreed to a late night IKEA trip the other night so I could get some black and white striped fabric. I dyed the fabric in yellow rit dye to get some bold bumble bee stripes. I did a test strip first with golden yellow and lemon yellow.
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I decided to go with the lemon yellow and dyed 3 yards at a time in my washing machine. Not exactly sure what I am doing with 6 yards of black and yellow striped fabric but something fun!
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How fun was the year in review post Kristen did?! I loved looking back at some highlights from 2011, such a great year! I never really got a chance to document McKenna walking on the blog so here is a little clip of our walking one year old! So crazy!
Happy Birthday sweet McKenna! We love you SO much!!!!

6 comments:

jennifer said...

happy birthday mckenna! you are such a precious little girl!

jojo said...

Happy Birthday Sweet McKenna!! We love you so much!!

Lifethrualinds said...

Happy happy birthday sweet angel McKenna! You are an absolute joy! Can't wait for the party and to see all your momma comes up with. She is incredible!

Camila said...

Happy Birthday to your sweet baby girl! I can't wait to see how your party comes together! I know it will be fantastic!!

BrookeD said...

Congratulations on that Sweet Beautiful 1 Year Old!! And fun party idea!! (you guys always have the best ideas!)

Misty said...

what size invite is this? I am using 4.5 x 6.5 and am having issues :/ I think I may need bigger paper?

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