Ollie Does All Day: Ollie's First Birthday! (where does the time go???)

How is it that the Ollie Boy is 1 year old? Despite our shock at the passing of time, and the fact that we are living with the parents and out of boxes at the moment, we still managed to throw a little whale theme shin dig to celebrate this wonderful milestone:

There were cupcakes of all sorts, including the lavender (wish it could have been more blue) blueberry lemon cupcakes that I made as a no sugar and gluten-free treat for Ollie (and me) to enjoy. They were surprisingly delicious!

We also had red velvet, chocolate raspberry cream, sweet and salty chocolate and strawberries and cream cupcakes from the ever popular Jones Bros Cupcakes. Too bad some toppled over in the car. I would like to note that this had nothing to do with Isaac's driving but rather with the way the lady at the shop packed up the cupcakes. Oh well, all was not lost and they still tasted yummy.

Ike helped me make this festive garland...

And there were of course, tiny whale party hats...

Oh Ollie! Why can't you give us a smile?

Being able to host Oliver's birthday party back home with almost all of our family (we missed you Ali, Kelly and David, Nick and Sarah and Marcus and Skye!) was a huge treat for us. After all, that's why we moved!

Uncle Levi, Isaac, the birthday boy and Uncle Jesse - a good lookin' bunch.

And then there was cake!

Grandma Epperson and Nanny Eunice flank Ollie as he goes to town on his cupcake...

Yum. He was actually relatively neat and tidy considering the potential for a giant cake and ice cream explosion.

Having Ollie's second cousin Ryleigh come to the party was really special.

The kiddo hit the mother load when it came to gifts. One particular highlight was this snazzy riding turtle. It sings and bounces and Ollie loves it more every day. Thanks Ally and Levi!