[blparent] baby's first birthday

[Peggy]

Lol, that's funny, sounds like something my family would do.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 7:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday

We just hung out and talked. A good friend played music.  My dad showed our 
daughter how to say she was a year old by holding up a finger... the middle 
finger.

It was a good time with special people.


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Pipi
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] baby's first birthday

Erin,
I love your ideas of having the memories for your son when he is older.
I did a monkey theme for my daughter's 1st birthday. I figured it was the
one time I'd get to decide and I love monkeys. I did simple blue and yellow
decorations of streamers and balloons. I printed off about 100 pictures
documenting Savannah's 1st year and hung them around the house. I made a
cookie cake, I dislike cake, and with help from my sister decorated it to
look like a monkey's head. We didn't play any games as she was too little. I
made a coconut banana punch, and just had snacks like banana chips, a monkey
trail mix, banana bread, and I'm drawing a blank to what else.
I made little treat bags for each kid. I bought blue and yellow felt. I
sewed the blue square into a bag. I then sewed on strips of yellow for the
nadle. I cut out bananas from the yellow and glued them on.
I only invited family as we hadn't made any friends for Savannah at that
time. It was a nice close family party that didn't cost me too much.
Oh one more thing, as part of Savannah's gift, my mom took a huge cardboard
box and turned it into a monkey cage for Savannah as she loved tboxes and
the dog's cage at that time. It turned out really cute.
Pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 5:46 PM
Subject: [blparent] baby's first birthday


> Hello list,
>
>
>
> Now that Dawson is 10 months old I'm excitedly beginning to plan for his
> first birthday which will be here before I know it.  I'm planning on
> making
> the affair simple with friends and any family that is able to make it
> since
> we're out of state from most of our family.  The party will probably be at
> home or at a nearby park with pizza, a few side dishes and a Costco cake
> since they do such a great cake for only around $18 which includes a
> customized message.  Since Dawson's birthday is on Halloween I'm planning
> on
> doing a pumpkin theme with the invitations saying, "Our Little Pumpkin Is
> Turning 1".  As favors for the guests I'm planning on taking cleaned out
> baby food jars and wrapping them with messages from Dawson to his guests
> and
> they will have candy inside.  I got some excellent game ideas for the
> guests
> on-line as well as some memory making ideas like having a shoe box that
> the
> guests can put a message into for Dawson to open when he's older.  I'm
> also
> going to have a picture of Dawson with a big blank border around him that
> guests can write something to him on in acid free pen that I'll frame and
> put up in his room
>
>
>
> I'd love to hear what you guise did for your kids first birthdays and what
> worked and what didn't.  I want to make this party low budget but with
> lots
> of cute touches.  I've also created a wish list on the Babys R Us website
> which will make gift hunting easy on folks.  I can't wait to hear about
> your
> babies first birthdays.
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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