Turning One -- The Celebration!

It takes quite a celebration

When a person turns one!

First, there is the real birthday --

the day that you entered the world

Which, usually, for that first year isn't on a weekend

And so you celebrate

With the immediate family

(parents and both sets of grands)

And a cake --

And a candle . . .

And cards

But on the weekend . . . 

parents will pull out all stops

Sarah's table on her deck reminds me of a Pottery Barn ad

For a party for family and friends!

Bright colors and bouquets of garden hydrangeas

And party favors

for dinner will be served buffet style

Vegetables and dips, Lucy's Birthday Tomato Zucchini Pasta Salad, Smokestack Baked Beans (Sarah's version), and son-in-law Andy's fabulous smoked brisket

Pink lemonade for the little ones . . .

Adult beverages for the big ones!

Friends (big and small) filled the deck

And grand girl Lucy enjoyed being the center of attention!

Dessert . . .

Cookies, baked and decorated by her mother and both her grands

And, of course,

A cake

(for their has to be cake and ice cream at a birthday party!)

And just this once . . . 

A wee cake just for Lucy . . . 

Known as a "smash cake", because . . . 

Well, you smash it!

Not so all those years ago when Daughter Sarah turned one!

But what's a little cake and frosting on your face

When it is your birthday?

Because . . . 

It is fun being the center of attention!

And of course, the "gift"

The toy trunk

Which, hopefully, she'll pass on to her daughter

and tell her the stories of the dogs and cats painted on the chest

And stories of the Nana who painted it

All those years ago!

It's Thursday and I'm sharing Lucy's birthday party with Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.