Well, there are several reasons on why its taken a bit of time to get this blog post up. One being time, but for the less obvious wanting to put enough pictures in to make it officially worthy of the time and effort put into the event.
What can I say, I am blessed with 2 amazing kids. Ashton; who turned 1 on August 25th and Addison who celebrated her 3rd birthday on September 22nd. With wanting to throw Ashton a "Big" first birthday party, I naturally blended the 2 events into one so I could go "All Out". Picking a gender neutral theme felt tough at first. Thanks to PINTREST, once we had the Carnival Theme chosen they made my job a lot easier. From games, prizes, popcorn machines, signage and so much more the day came together. I am also lucky to have a amazingly handy husband who can help bring my visions to life. I was thoroughly happy excited on how the details turned out for the day.
Even more then the details the food and other things. We are overly blessed with the support and love we received from the Family and Friends who came. Our kids are both blessed to have so many other awesome children as friends and family in there lives. They light up on any occasion when they get to "socialize" and build relationships of any size. This day was no exception. So a huge thank you to all who made it out, or even those who couldn't for your love and support though many years, especially in these last 3.
Well time to post some pics. They tell the story better then I anyways! I made a series of collages to hopefully let you have a good idea of the day in a quicken format then the 700 pictures that were taken that day (Oh Dear). A big thank you to my Sister Lauren who took a ton of pictures to help us remember the day. A second big thank you to the Talented Samantha Aantjes from Shine 1:21 Photography to capture some of those special moments. All of your pictures are amazing and these collages are a compilation of them all!
What can I say, I am blessed with 2 amazing kids. Ashton; who turned 1 on August 25th and Addison who celebrated her 3rd birthday on September 22nd. With wanting to throw Ashton a "Big" first birthday party, I naturally blended the 2 events into one so I could go "All Out". Picking a gender neutral theme felt tough at first. Thanks to PINTREST, once we had the Carnival Theme chosen they made my job a lot easier. From games, prizes, popcorn machines, signage and so much more the day came together. I am also lucky to have a amazingly handy husband who can help bring my visions to life. I was thoroughly happy excited on how the details turned out for the day.
Even more then the details the food and other things. We are overly blessed with the support and love we received from the Family and Friends who came. Our kids are both blessed to have so many other awesome children as friends and family in there lives. They light up on any occasion when they get to "socialize" and build relationships of any size. This day was no exception. So a huge thank you to all who made it out, or even those who couldn't for your love and support though many years, especially in these last 3.
Well time to post some pics. They tell the story better then I anyways! I made a series of collages to hopefully let you have a good idea of the day in a quicken format then the 700 pictures that were taken that day (Oh Dear). A big thank you to my Sister Lauren who took a ton of pictures to help us remember the day. A second big thank you to the Talented Samantha Aantjes from Shine 1:21 Photography to capture some of those special moments. All of your pictures are amazing and these collages are a compilation of them all!
The Cake Of Course, Its What We Do After All...
First Impressions:
More Details:
Our Family:
Friends:
More Friends:
Vendor Appreciation:
Cotton Candy & PopCorn Machine: Cool Licks, Welland
Carnival Games: Covenant Christian School, Smithville
Signage: Fancy That Studio, Etsy
Signage Editing: Carolyn Deblieck, St. Catharines
Cake and Sweets: Frosted Spoon, Fenwick
Photography: Shine 1:21 Photography & Lauren Dam
A Special thanks also to All my "Carny's" For the Day!
Al VanOverbeeke - Games, Food and EVERYTHING.
Veronical Slappendale - Jump and Bounce
Sarah Vermeer - Awesome Face Painter
Nicole Vanderhout - Helium Balloons & Prize Table
Lauren Leonard- Games
Emma Leonard - Games
