Lucy's 1st Birthday Party!

We had such a wonderful time celebrating Lucy's first birthday!  She is such a special girl, and we were able to have a very special party without spending much money!  Here's how we did it:

1) We borrowed.  My sister-in-law is Miss Pinterest, and she made a ton of decorations for my niece's birthday party in July with the theme "You Are My Sunshine" in mind...and then she just GAVE IT ALL TO US!  I offered to pay her, but she refused.  It was AWESOME!

2) We asked.  I didn't know this, but Rick's mom likes to do cakes.  She said that when she was young, she wanted to open a bakery and make cakes.  I had no idea, but I was thrilled to discover this, because it meant I could ask her to make the cake and not feel like it was a huge imposition.  I told her the colors were hot pink, orange, and yellow, and that the theme was "You Are My Sunshine."  I let her run with it.  And look!

Also, Rick's grandmother made a pot of chicken noodle soup.  It was SOOOO delicious.  We made our standard black bean soup and veggie beef soup, and then Rick made a pot of chili.  Mom and Dad brought rolls, and Rick's other grandmother made a salad.  It was perfect.

3) We emailed our invitations.  I used picmonkey.com (if you haven't played with this site, it's SO MUCH FUN!) and I think they turned out pretty cute:

4) We had fun. :)

Lucy has so many special people who love her!  A huge thank you to all who came and helped celebrate her first birthday!