Jude's First Birthday Party!

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Happy Birthday to Jude! Last week we had a blast celebrating our Jude's first birthday! We had some special guests come to visit all the way from Tennessee... GRANNA and GRANDAD! I decided on making the party theme around one of Jude's favorite books, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Thanks to a million ideas on Pinterest we were able to pull it off I think! My great friend miss Kelsey just so happens to have a closet full of construction paper, paint markers, and many helpful tools that we were able to use to make these fun decorations! I had so much fun making everything and especially having so many helpers!! We were so grateful to have about twenty friends with us to celebrate! Thank you to everyone for you help and for celebrating with us! I can't believe we're parents of such a fun little guy! We love you Jude!

(* Thanks to Lonas for taking so many awesome pictures so we could have fun with Jude!!)
I made my favorite buttermilk yellow cake recipe from my mom's cookbook and some cream cheese frosting! Kelsey helped me make the tea cake cookies that the caterpillar ate through, haah!
My mom gave Jude this adorable caterpillar toy! Yay!

Sweet boy! I can't believe how big you are!

Leigh Ann, Lonas, and Blake helped so much!
Thank you Lonas for the balloons for our mailbox! 
Thank you mom for the awesome wagon! He LOVES it!

While we were getting his party ready, daddy took Jude on a ride!

Ready to party! The Jenkins are here...
Thank you Kelsey for reading the story to everyone! You did such a great job! It was such a special time!
Here's what mommy and daddy looked like when they were one...


Time to sing and eat your FIRST cupcake!

After we sang to you and said "yaaaay!" you were so scared! Everyone was looking at you expecting you to eat this cupcake and you were a little overwhelmed! However, you recovered in a matter of seconds and quickly began to enjoy it!



Time to open presents! Our friends are so sweet! they gave you so many awesome toys to play with! THANK YOU!
Time to go outside and enjoy the 80 degree weather while blowing bubbles! You LOVED it!
The adults had fun blowing bubbles too!

We all had a wonderful time celebrating you mister Jude! After your party, you were ready for a nap! We love you!

Here's a video!



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