Hudson's First Birthday (and several other parties, too!)

We held Hudson's birthday party a little early this year, for about a million reasons. Sadly, I don't have many decent pictures. I had my camera on the wrong setting while the kids were on the carousel. And worst, I didn't get a single family picture. Sigh. 

But here's the few I did manage to get...they're just as lame as the party I threw together. It was supposed to be a Grinch themed shindig. The person in charge of parties at the carousel said I could invite just ten kids and couldn't bring in any food other than a cake (no green Grinch punch) and no balloons. So you couldn't really tell there was a theme. She was kind of a Grinch at this party.

party people

 Audrey and Camden

 Liam

 the birthday boy

 MG

 Bug

 

Riley

 

 Barker and Will

 

Simon

  

Kitten

 

Zach

  

Topher

 

Audrey in the middle of a twin sandwich

 

everyone loves Riley

 Handsome Hank

 my meat pie

 singing to our sweet son

 Daddy gave him a taste of the cake...he wasn't so sure about it

 but he gave it another shot...still not 100% on board

 but he soon figured it out and was covered in Grinch green

 

opening gifts later

He really liked all of his gifts. He received about a thousand cars and plays with every single one. He's such a boy. Cars and any kind of a ball = one happy Hudson.

We left the party and had lunch with Jay and Repsie and their baby, then Barker, Hudson and I hit up Simon's first birthday party, Audrey went to Ciara's 5th birthday party, followed by an ugly sweater party. Whew!

 

Huddie and Daddy at Simon's bash

Tom, Simon, Hudson and Barker

 

Simon and his smash cake, oh and his super mom

tacky Christmas sweater party

 Christmas themed photo booth

Barker, Brian and Cefalu in their tacky sweaters....ladies sweaters to be exact.

Poor Barker hadn't seen his sweater until we pulled into the parking lot. He put it on and said "It jingles. I jingle. Ugh." ha! It has puppies on it with bells on their necks. I'm mean, I know. You can't see mine behind my hair (smart) but it has drunken reindeer on it. Turbo tacky. $3.50 not so well spent.