The Birthday Party

Tanner's 1st Birthday Party was so much fun!! His actual birthday had been the Wednesday before so it was good to have a few days in between to re-coup and get some last minute party stuff done. We decided to do a Western theme and it turned out so cute!! I'd done most everything earlier in the week, but my family came up a few hours before the party started to keep an eye on Tanner while me and Scotty put on the finishing touches. We had hot dogs, baked beans and potato salad for lunch and the goodie bags were bandanas filled with sherriff badges, harmonicas, and animal crackers tied to dowel rods. I don't have a picture of it, but the invitation was a wanted poster with Tanner's picture on the front and at the bottom it said cake reward instead of cash reward!! And it was super cute!! It was a hectic day, but also one of the most fun!! We definitely made some great memories!! And the weather was AMAZING!! It was really cool for being August. It felt like a fall day which was perfect for being outside!!

Here's Tanner with his cowboy gear on! He's so sweet, but that's just me!! Don't forget to check out the cute cake in the background!!

Waiting patiently for his party to start.

Greeting friends and neighbors as guests begin to arrive.

After everybody got to the party we ate lunch and opened presents. O my gosh Tanner got so much stuff!! Thanks everybody!!

Then it was time to blow out the candles (or CANDLE as I should say!!). We started practicing how to blow a few weeks before, but the party was smack dab in the middle of his nap time so he was a little out of it!! But he still did good!!

At first he was like, "Are you sure I'm supposed to be doing this?"

It didn't take him long to get the idea!! He loved his cake and what a mess we had!!!

After getting a second wind from all the sugar we had to give him a little bird bath in the sink, but he didn't mind since he's such a water baby!!

We'd set up some hay bales outside (thanks "Aunt Nichole & Uncle Jonny"!!) to take some pictures and I think they turned out really cute!! Here's one of our family!!

Here's Tanner & some of his friends - Emily, Ava, & Morgan!!

The hay was such a hit with these two they wouldn't even look up for a picture!! Aren't they sweet!! Morgan is Tanner's friend from Jackson and he loves her so much!!

Tanner loves his cousins - Bryson, Peyton, & Keely!! We can't wait for you to get here, Miller!!

Here's just a couple more of our sweet little buckaroo!! We love you, Tanner and we had so much fun celebrating your Birthday!!

Tanner's first birthday party went off without a hitch and was so much fun. We appreciate everyone making time to be a part of his special day and all the gifts everbody gave him. He's enjoyed them so much. We'd also like to say a special thanks to all our friends and family from Jackson and Birmingham for making the trip to our house. This birthday celebration would not have been the same without you!!