I still don't know how it happened so fast, but our little Evie Roo is ONE!!

I love to throw a big party, and her first little birthday was definitely a good reason to celebrate.  I started putting together a Pinterest board when she was 3 months old (and later needed a second board that was more 1st birthday specific)!  It paid off, as one friend put it on her arrival: "It looks like Pinterest exploded in your house!"  I call that a success!

We did a brightly colored kangaroo theme party.  Bright Pink, Turqoise, Green, and Yellow filled every corner of our house.  I put up pictures of Evelyn on the mantle, and mixed in some subway art my cousin designed for me.  Even the popcorn was dyed pink! (Tutorial here)  We "tented" the play room with 99cent plastic tablecloths, and designed the food table with 99cent table cloths and colored candy.

I made her mini two tier smash cake by using my smallest cake pan and a ramiken to bake the top tier.  She wasn't that much for the cake, played with it very little and then completely freaked out after! 

It was a wonderful party, everyone had fun, even big brother didn't mind the attention being focused on her for the day :-)  He'll get his turn for a party the second week of January...

 

After cake it was time for presents!  Grandma was in town for her party, so needless to say, little girl got spoiled rotten, as she should!

 

So happy birthday Evie-Roo!  We love you so so so much and can't believe what a big girl you are already!