We did it! Elsie turned one! I decided to cut the posts into sections so I didn’t overload you with too many photos 🙂

We were lucky to have lots of help getting ready for Elsie’s big day. My parents flew in on Thursday night and we spent Friday pulling together details and making cupcakes. Mark and my dad spent the day getting the backyard ready and doing some last minute shopping …

Friday night we spent decorating cupcakes. My mom decided to do a mix of fondant flowers with buttercream frosting – yum. She frosted all of the cupcakes and then let all of the girls help make flowers. Each cupcake was a masterpiece! 🙂

decorating

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Here are some finished pans

cupcakes

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In the morning Elsie was ready to party, she spent some time showing Heather and Finley (who flew in for the event) around the house …

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She also wanted to show Finley how much fun it is to play with her elmo table

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Grampa set up her new picnic table and Elsie gave it a try

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After a fun morning Elsie was off for a nap to prepare for the festivities …