Chase's Birthday Party

the birthday boy...

the theme: turtles

i had the hardest time trying to decide the perfect theme for chase's first birthday party. then, one night when i was running, it came to me: turtles. i didn't know why, but i knew it was perfect. so i started my hunt for everything turtle. much to my surprise, i had a very hard time finding turtle themed birthday party items. then, one night when i was running, i started thinking about why the turtle theme was so perfect. then it came to me. when chase was in the hospital and it seemed like we would never get out of the icu, chase's surgeon always told me that bad things happen fast and good things happen slow....we like slow....slow and steady. turtles!!! once i remembered those words, i was determined to find turtle themed party supplies. i started with some cute stickers that i found on etsy.com and went from there. i made everything else based on those stickers.

the stickers

the cake
the decorations

exploring his cake

some of the friends that helped us celebrate

chase's new wagon

asleep in granny's arms