The Simple Life: Happy Birthday Ellie!

Ellie is O-N-E! I can't believe that our little bugaboo has officially moved on from babydom and into toddler-hood. It feels like it all happened in a blink of an eye. Naturally we wanted to do something special to celebrate the big occasion. When I think back on all my favorite birthdays, they included family, friends, usually a backyard BBQ and cake of course. I wanted to do something similar for Ellie, and low-key, since she is only one and couldn't really care less what was happening as long as she gets to run around and have fun. Big parties are usually overwhelming for kids her age anyhow so it didn't need to be anything fancy. Easier said than done.

We wanted to invite our family and a few friends from my mom's group so Ellie would have some kids her age to play with. When it was all said and done, it ended up being about 40 people. Much bigger than I was originally thinking, but hey, the girl is well loved. This means we needed a large space, tables, chairs and lots of food. My grandma generously offered her backyard and I got into serious party planning mode. Thus Ellie's yellow and pink birthday party was born.

It was a lot of work and thankfully my family went above and beyond to help make it happen. This pregnant woman would be sunk without them! We had a really great time and it all came together beautifully. Most importantly Ellie had a blast. Thank you to everyone who came and showered her with love. She is a lucky girl!