wordless{ish} wednesday: parker + presents.

last year we went all out for p-ray's birthday.  a bbq, friends, family, decorations... all of it!  it was a blast & i love that we did it.  this year we went for a much more tone-downed approach... we did cupcakes, presents {yes, that's christmas wrap} & just the three of us.  our san diego vacay was a pretty big celebration of him turning two {our last big trip while he's free to fly!} and i don't think his big day was forgotten by any means, i just think the next huge birthday party will be when he's old enough to pick the theme & invite his own friends... so, maybe next year?  haha.

i just can't believe the day has come & gone & i am the mom of a two year old.

it's exhausting being two.

{linking up with wordless wednesday at and then she {snapped},  baby baby lemon, the paper mama, jenni from the blog & a little king & i}

hey parker - it's your birthday!

today my baby boy turns one year old.  

we celebrated last saturday & it was perfect.  i had so so SO much fun planning this & putting all my ideas into action.  with lots of help from sam, our family & our friends, we totally pulled it off.  i think parker had a good time & i'm pretty sure our guests had a good time.  

here are a few details:

{cupcakes, veggie cups, drink bottles, candies.}

{parker's very own smash cake, cupcake toppers, fruit, party utensils.}

{party favor pails.}

{buntings, balloons, banners, & drinks.}

{barbeque.  mmmmm, sam's bbq.}

{friends.}

{opening presents.}

{sam & my present to parker - a bike buggy for family bike rides!  we forgot to bring this out during present time so half our guests didn't even get to see it.  but this is what we gave him.  i can't wait to try it out!}

{p-ray's pre smash-cake moment.}

{checking it out...}

{parker was not happy about getting frosting on his fingers & it was downhill from there.  so we ate his cake & it was delicious.}

{waiting for dad to clean his hands after the smash cake fail.}

{the living room.}

{friends & family.}

{our little family.}

happy birthday baby boy.  i can't believe you are one year old today... where does the time go?  i hope you look back at these pictures years from now & see how much your mom & dad love you & how much we have loved our first year with you.  you are our everything.

vote for parker's b-day?  yes please!

last week recap - {in iPhone pics} w.23

whew what a weekend!  a huge influx of family on friday, parker's party on saturday, then easter festivities all day sunday made for a crazy fun blur of a weekend & left for very little computer time.  which was great.  my parents are still here & are snoring on the air mattress next to me here in the office as i type, so i'm gonna make this short & sweet.

first & foremost:  parker's party was a BLAST.  it went off without a hitch, i was completely stress-free, & everything was just so much fun.  i have approximately three hundred pictures i want to post, so look forward to a photo dump soon.  it may even take a couple of posts.  i mean, this only happens once a year & we took enough pictures to memorialize it forever.  every detail has been preserved & i love it.

like this one:  parker's pre smash-cake moment.  but seriously how cute was p-ray's smash cake?  it was made by sam's sister & fit our theme perfectly.  i DIY'ed the topper & love how it came out.  it was all so much fun.

more to come soon!

and now, a quick recap of last week in iPhotos.   and i mean quick.  i'm exhausted.

post-bath shark baby, sam mows the lawn, & i get crafty cake-topper-style.

p-ray throws back a few while i eat mexican {YUM} with one of my favorite co-workers sophal.

parker woke up clapping on wednesday & didn't stop all day.  it's his new favorite trick.  we picked up three dozen {delicious} chocolate cupcakes for the party, & i baby-wore parker all over costco.

i got my horrible mirror face on at work {seriously, i can't NOT make that face... you have a mirror face too right?}, ate at my favorite burrito bus again, & tackled a huge pile of work while parker stayed at home & got tickled by the babysitter... which he loved.

on friday we got to enjoy a sunny day at stroller strides, parker had a stare-down with his cow-duck & then proceded to look adorable in the shopping cart at fred meyer as we shopped for party food.  no big deal.

hope everyone had a happy easter!

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