Art of the PARTY!

I know I invited all of you to Stella's Rockin' first birthday here. It was an open invitation as Hannah pointed out.

Don't worry you weren't the only no shows! My mom was sick along with some of our friends. They were so thoughtful to stay away so we all didn't get sick. We still had a house full (Grandma and Auntie even came up all the way from Philadelphia)! I had just as much fun decorating for the party as having it! We will probably be doing it again soon in the form of a picnic when everyone is healthy.

Here is our day in PICTURES!

The Birthday Throne!

Homemade Hats with lots of feather boas from my craft stash and leopard paper.

My BRAIN CHILD! Rolling Stone Straws.
As close as I'll ever get to kissing Mick.

Centerpieces. Album cover stars, all the favs, Beatles, Madonna, Elton John, Elvis.

Party loot. 

Disguising my light fixture.
I think I'll keep it like this until we find a new one.

Stella in her homemade birthday hat.

This bulletin board usually holds our bills.
I decorated it with pictures I had on hand and music.
See the sonogram?

A little crying here and there. So much excitement.
Daddy to the rescue for a dance. 

She actually kept these on for a while!

My cousins. Besides doing an excellent impression of David Bowie the triceratops, the guy on the left
also plays a mean piano. Thanks for bringing the music! Especially the jazz version of Sesame Street!

Bowietops (the guy up top) also brought the bubbles. 

The CAKE!

We won this cake at a charity auction. My Fair Lady cakes went "all out" to make this.
Reminds me of Elvis in his Hawain leis. 

Wanted a picture of Stella's first sweets.
I snapped this one before going to save her with a bottle of milk.
I am so happy she doesn't like it!!!!!

Got home from work today and nearly collapsed!
This party was easy!
The rest of the week feels like orchestrating another 20 parties with all the
prep we do as art teachers and organizing and fun we have as art teachers.