Her Birthday {Almost}

Y’all.

Eliza Jane will be ONE in two months.  ONE.  One entire year has almost blown fast my wide-open, tired brown eyes!!!

Today she turned 10 months old.  And as wild and crazy as she is {it took me 40 minutes to put the nut-case to bed tonight!!}, she is an absolute JOY to me and our little family.  I cannot even believe that she’s about to be one.  As each month has passed she has grown into her little {feisty!} sweet personality.  She laughs and smiles so big that her eyes squint {like mine!} and her whole face squishes!

I love that sweet little baby of love.

Sunday night as Andrew and I were resting from the adventures in Amelia with my family, and the five hour ride back home…and the endless unpacking of things somehow still covered in sand…I looked over at him and said, “Eliza Jane is almost two months away from her one year birthday.”

He fell over on the couch and groaned.

I asked what the matter was and his reply?

{said with his face smushed in a pillow and drawn out like he was in such agony} “Another PARTY!!!”

“We don’t have to celebrate our only daughter’s first year of life, you know.  We don’t have to celebrate the fact that she’s made it an entire 12 months of life, that she has survived the craziness that is our family.  We can just let the day go by and do nothing.”  I said with all the drama and sarcasm that a mother and wife could muster.

We both rolled our eyes at each other and laughed.

Looking back at Reynolds’ first birthday party, it seems like so long ago!  He was surrounded by friends and family that love and adore him…I can’t wait for Eliza Jane to experience the same.

So, the planning for Eliza Jane’s first birthday party has begun.   I’m looking for invitations.  I need to order her shirt {and probably a coordinating one for big brother}.  I need to plan a guest list and food.  The list goes on and on…and while it might seem daunting, it’s all so worth it.

One thing is for sure.  I will hire out a photographer for her birthday party because if we hadn’t done it for Reynolds’, I would probably only have a handful of blurry photos and be really sad about it.  {to see the photos of his birthday party, click here}

 

Does anyone have a favorite place to order invitations?  Mine is Tiny Prints, but I’m open to some of your ideas!  Any other fun/great suggestions you might have for a child’s {1st!} birthday party are welcome too!!  {help!  I need HELP!!}

**Edit: I need to let it be known that just as I started looking at the possible dates for Eliza Jane’s party, I asked Andrew about the specific date and his reply {in true southern, SEC football-fan fashion}: “Have you checked the football schedules to be sure that there isn’t a game?”

Bang my head.  These crazy football people that live in the South!!!!  {Who am I kidding! I’m one of them!! bahahaha}**