A Seusstastic First Birthday for Kellen

Before Kellen was born I already knew we would have a Dr. Seuss first birthday party meaning I had plenty of time to plan. We had recently joined a play group and would actually have friends to attend our party since it wasn't likely our families would be able to visit since we lived so far away. I scanned Etsy for HOURS looking for a reasonably priced birthday invitation that I could print on my own. FINALLY I came across little forests. I had these printed professionally and paired them with some super cute recycled brown paper bag envelopes from Mind The Wrap. 

See above for link to Little Forests Etsy shop if interested in purchasing.

I found the perfect birthday shirt at Lil Threadz Clothing. We loved the shirt so much that we ordered our 2nd birthday shirt already which I will blog about sometime in October.

At 10 1/2 months old Kellen finally got his first tooth and was teething like crazy as you can tell from all the drool. lol

Had I thought about it when I ordered his shirt, I would have had it say "1 I AM" instead just to go with the Dr. Seuss theme. Regardless I still loved the shirt as well as everyone else. I even had another friend order the same shirt for her son's 1st birthday. :) So if you're looking for an awesome unique birthday shirt. Definitely check out Lil Threadz!!! 

I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest because I find so many great ideas and gorgeous parties but realistically I cannot afford to spend 500+ on a birthday party like most of the parties on Pinterest. Being a photographer I was able to barter my services with Cakes by Design for Kellen's Seusstastic smash cake and cup cakes. We had our friends sign the Dr. Seuss's Happy Birthday Baby book. I've seen other use the other Dr. Seuss Happy Birthday book but I thought this one was more appropriate for a 1st birthday.

Here are a few photos of the snacks/food.

Green Eggs 

& ham

One Fish, Two Fish
Red Fish, Blue Fish

I also bartered my services for this banner along with a few other I used for photography props. The girl doesn't run a shop but if interested, I can give you her email.

Our friends and family spoiled Kellen with lots of party loot!

It was also game day so of course we had to show our love for our team! GO RAVENS!! p.s. we won our game that day. ;)

Unwrapping one of the many birthday gifts!

No matter how much planning goes into a party, I always feel like I forget something. It was pretty windy at the party and our balloons ended up getting away, I didn't take nearly many photos as I wanted. I wrapped board books for all the children as a party favor. I chose board books since I figured it was something they could actually use. It really drives me crazy going to a party and leaving with a bag full of things that I will end up having to pick up broken pieces from for the next couple months. Most of the children were close to a year old or had just turned a year old so the books were age appropriate. 

Audrey with her party favor!

The cupcake liners and paper straws (not pictured) were purchased from shoppe3130 on Etsy.

I hope you enjoyed Kellen's party and maybe even found a little inspiration. I've tried to include links to where most things were purchased from.

Subscribe to my blog, we're having a Toy Story 2nd birthday party in October and there is lots of adorableness going on already. 

Kellen was excited to be turning one. I took this photo a few weeks before his birthday to prepare for his 1st birthday photos.