Daegan's First "Block" party :)

For my youngest son's first birthday, I wanted to do something fun, summery, and different.  So, I did a "block" party!  I thought about making the invites myself, but my friend at KT Photography was going to be taking pictures, so I asked her to put together an amazing invite!

I made sure, of course to have a lot of block, I don't have pics of those though.  I bought 100 letter blocks, and then 100 random other shapes, for awesome castle making and knocking down in the future, as well as the party!  Everyone got into the block building spirit, and there were quite a few awesome castles and towers made, and Daegan enjoyed knocking them down!!!
For decoration, aside from balloons, I stabbed 262 dum dum suckers in a styrofoam cube, a decoration that was also happily and eagarly eaten!!  Instead of a goodie bag, they were able to take as many suckers as they liked, and also there were tons and tons of bubbles.  Everything was geared to being things that Daegan would enjoy, but also were things that all the older kids that were there loved as well!  There will be an extreme close up of that decoration in a bit, it is in the foreground of the picture that shows Daegan's excitement about finally getting to eat cake!
Now for the cake, the smash cake was a replica of the larger cake, and something I am quite proud to say that I was able to make for the party!!

Love at first sight!!  He got so excited.  Can also, kind of, see the dum dum cube in the foreground!

He wasn't so interested in opening presents, luckily he has some volunteers to help him.  He loved all of his presents, especially a guitar, and helicopter!

Then managed to grab one of his balloon bouquets and crawl off with it!!!

There was also a cook out involved, I love adding food to as many events as I can :P I would definitely call this party a complete success.  He had a blast, the kids had a blast, most importantly, at least to  me, everything about the party was geared toward being one year old friendly!!!

Shortcomings of a not-so-super mom....

I am sick today, the day I have been looking forward to this week, because my oldest daughter, Angel, is having her archeology day, and I had volunteered to go.  I wake up, and I am cramping so bad I am on the verge of doing surgery on myself.  I am also nauseous, and getting sick to my stomach.  Of all the days, it had to be today.  I  hate times like these.  I think of all those moms that always seem to be everywhere, with their hair in perfect place, and in full Susie Homemaker mode.  I used to think that I was just broken somehow to not be able to pull it off all the time, let alone my hair, as per previous discussion, is rarely perfect.  I know it is one of those ideals I have in my head that everything just comes together perfectly, and I at least hope they have to work to get their hair and make up in the right place (Did I mention I really didn't know how to put on make up until REALLY recently?)   I hate not being there.  I hate that I told her I would be.  I hate that I am not a perfect mother, and I sometimes absolutely love my oddness, and I know that my kids love it that I am into different things than "normal" moms (I know moms like me, but really there doesn't seem to be an abundance of us.) but sometimes, I think, perhaps if I were a little more Susie, and a little less, well, whatever, I would be able to have the seemingly perfectness others do.  I don't think I could do it though.  I love steam punk (working on an outfit now for an Amacon), Doctor Who, Alice in Wonderland, swing, punk, and stuff like that.  I do think it is funny that all my hobbies make me sound like June Cleaver.  I sew, crochet, cook, garden, read and write.  Not all those are conventional things I make, but to just leave it at that, yeah, I sound like I came out of Pleasentville, pre-color.  My kids all tell me how much they think I am a super mom, and that I can do anything, and they love everything I make them, and they love how much fun we have, but still, I will never fail to see my shortcomings, like getting sick on the day I wanted to go see something at the school.  One good thing out of it, I will always strive to be better, to be the best not-so-super mom I can be!  Later on, will have the blog I was intending to post today, about crocheting. :)