a VERY special day

We were so excited to celebrate Xavier's first birthday! I wanted to do something special, since he had been through so much during the first year...he deserved something special.  We invited his playgroup friends, in addition to a few of our close San Diego friends.  An extra special treat came when we found out Titi Brandi and Cousin Solana would be there for the party!

I won't lie, it was a little stressful.  We had to wait until Xavier was in bed to do most of the decorating and finish his cake so it was a very late night.  It was worth it though.  Here is the birthday cake that I made for him.  It was my first time taking on a cake like this, so I was pretty proud about how it turned out!

I think Xavier was a little overwhelmed on the day of his party.  He refused to take a nap before his party started...there was too much activity with Matt, Brandi, and I trying to finish all the last minute details.  Then he didn't quite seem what to make of having so many people over to the house.  Even though he was a little crabby, he was still the CUTEST birthday boy, ever! 

And when it came to eating birthday cake, he suddenly became a little more interested...haha!

A huge thank-you to everyone that helped us celebrate this wonderful day!