Lucas' 1st Birthday

After a very busy couple of days cleaning, decluttering (didn't really finish either of these things), baking etc, Lucas' 1st Birthday party came together..

We debated for days whether to hold it inside or out as I got my wish for cooler weather.. However, I wasn't concise enough to wish for a cool, clear day, so instead I was 'rewarded' with wet and windy weather.. We do have a verandah at the back, but it does leak when it rains heavily, which it did on Saturday and the wind wouldn't have been good for the decorations.. In the end we decided to set up everything inside..

My sister came over for a few hours on Saturday and most of the day Sunday to help me out with the cooking and finishing off some of my last minute things.. Thanks for your wonderful help, E, sorry if I was a bit of a control freak at times!

The birthday boy was a little confused while we were busy setting everything up but loved seeing the bright "Happy Birthday Lucas" banner we hung up on the wall and also all the helium balloons that Brian blew up for the party..

At around 11.20am, Brian put Lucas to bed for his morning nap while we finished off the finishing touches.. I was really happy with how everything turned out in the end and we even had about half an hour before the guests arrived to have a quick break where I managed to take a few snaps of everything..

At 12.50, I had to pop upstairs to wake and feed the birthday boy from his slumber before the party started. Luckily, he wasn't too grumpy about it and by the time I had finished, a few guests had already arrived..

I didn't really get much of a chance to take photos while the party was on, so my wonderful friend, Leah, took some for me.. and I'm sure that Hayley would have a few fantastic ones too.. ;) I can't wait to see some of them.. *hint hint* However, even I know that it would had been a very tough job, being inside and within a limited area.. So I have my fingers crossed..

These are a few photos that Brian took during the party.. Lucas just loves his little friends, although, he did try to steal Stefan's amber necklace.. hehe..

Here are the best shots that I got from the photobooth that I set up, some were a bit blurry though.. Click on the photos for a larger view..

Oh, and as you can see - I decided on the green tree in the end.. Here's the end result - we had to put Lucas' finger print on today while he was sleeping..