We wanted to keep things simple and fun, from the actual event (an 'open house'), to the decorations, to the food. We simply wanted people to be able to come by for however long they could, snack a bit, have a drink or two, mingle and give Jackson a high five (which he loves to dish out).
Our good friend Natalie offered to take on the decorations a few weeks ago, and I gladly agreed. I knew that the end would result would be amazing, and she definitely did not disappoint. Everyone loved the colorful decor and thought it was perfect for Jackson's big day. (Big shout out to her hubby Chris, who helped decorate!)
My parents and Joan helped provide snacks and drinks and Corey and I each whipped up a few things, including two kinds of cupcakes. To top the cupcakes, I attended a chocolate making class with Natalie and one of her friends recently and they helped come up with the idea to make number ones. They really went well with the decorations and were a fun touch.
When it came time for Jackson's first cupcake, he spent a lot of time playing with it, and not much time eating it. But by the end, he did have quite the messy face and hadn't thrown it on the floor like we thought he would, so we considered it a success. After all the sugar, we turned on a slide show I made using Picasa, photos Corey's taken throughout the year, and some fun songs I downloaded. (Check back tomorrow to see it.)
Even though we told everyone no presents, Jackson was completely spoiled with tons of fun gifts, which we opened this morning. He spent the day checking out his new toys, clothes and books, including a personalized ABC book of photos from Corey's Flickr site from Natalie herself.
Here are a few photos from J's big day.
And a video of him trying a cupcake can be found here.
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