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<\/a><\/p>\nWhen I first began thinking about this party, 3 or 4 months ago at least, I am pretty sure that Ben rolled his eyes at me when I said the work “theme<\/em>“. \u00a0I know the idea of throwing a big party for a 1 year old is a bit silly. \u00a0But I admit that this was not just a party for Carson, and in my defense I didn’t go way overboard…in my opinion. \u00a0I did have moments when I thought things like, “Oh, wouldn’t it be fun to have hay bales as seating?” and “It would be so great to have a few miniature ponies in the yard!” or “What if we hired a guy to do some roping tricks?”.<\/p>\n The party was cowboy themed complete with a a cow cake, cow balloons, cowboy cookie party favors, frito pie, baked beans, and lots of boots and\u00a0bandannas. \u00a0Yeehaw! \u00a0I really enjoyed thinking about and putting this party together and am so very glad that we did it. \u00a0Lisa did all the paper goods from the adorable invites to the sheriff star cupcake toppers, and those touches made all the difference.<\/p>\n The centerpiece of the party was the dessert table. \u00a0Birthday cake, cupcakes, and s’more pops. \u00a0I loved the way this banner turned out. \u00a0I need to save it and use it again. \u00a0Those of you who know my family will probably smile at the fact that it is still hanging up in the kitchen at my parents house.<\/span><\/p>\n I love this picture, not because the lighting is just right, or because it is so precious. \u00a0I like it because he is truly stuffing his face…and this is how my child eats most of the time.<\/em><\/p>\n Carson was not as in to this as I had thought he’d be. \u00a0He ripped a few pieces of wrapping paper, and grabbed a piece of tissue or two. \u00a0But mostly he just watched me open them.<\/em><\/p>\n I cannot wait to get him in the tub with this!<\/em><\/p>\n Aunt Lindsey and MorMor<\/p>\n Carson with Aunt Claire<\/em><\/p>\n Cowboy Beckett showing how old Carson is today.<\/em><\/p>\n Carson loves Thomas and Ellie.<\/em><\/p>\n Aunt Lisa with Maren, Lane and Beckett.<\/em><\/p>\n Carson and the Grandpas! \u00a0I know I am biased, but I think he has two of the best ones around.<\/em><\/p>\n Everyone left with a cowboy cookie.<\/em><\/p>\n Carson’s 1st birthday was wonderful. \u00a0I am incredibly thankful for him and for the people who love him. \u00a0We are blessed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Howdy, y’all! \u00a0Special thanks goes out to everyone who helped make this cowboy party so very wonderful! \u00a0There is no way I could have pulled it off alone, and it wouldn’t have been so great without all the family and friends who came out to celebrate. \u00a0Thanks for making Carson’s 1st birthday party such a … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pWbPG-9O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nEating Birthday Cake<\/h4>\n
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