I can't believe the day I have been planning for 12 months has passed! That's right; I was planning Isaiah's 1st Birthday Party since the day he was born. It gave me something to look forward to while being smothered in baby spit-up, soothing a selfish soothing baby and having to constantly feed the lil dude until I felt the need to declare my "kitchen" bankrupt.
I wanted to make my son's Birthday a big deal not only for him, but for us parents. It is a day to celebrate his 1st year of life, while it's also a time for parents to celebrate surviving and not killing each other (no not the baby you sickos). I do hope that doesn't come across harsh, but let's face it, the 1st few months with an infant start to make you a bit crazy. If you seem to disagree, then I admire your patience. My patience comes from a couple shots of Captain, but that seems to rob my wallet.
I decided not to cook myself since I wanted to give my guests my full attention. Besides, cooking for 20+ people would have killed me. Pay someone else to do it! We catered the party with Willard's BBQ. My brother and I seemed to disagree with what BBQ joint to go with, but I was the one paying so he can swallow his pride and remain silent. Christian, Dixie Bones is cool, but geographically, why would I travel 20 miles to a BBQ joint when there is one next-door and even cooler? Think about it smart guy!
We ended up with 23 guests in our house, which seemed like a full house! I was very happy to catch-up with family and old friends. Not to mention, having tons of cutie babies in my house to occupy Isaiah. It felt good walking away from him and entertaining people while he was cool stealing the other kids toys and balloons. I was thankful the kids weren’t brats and at least shared their toys. Thanks lil Annabelle for sharing your maraca!
I could go on and on about the party since it was a huge success, but I wanted to close with one memorable thought. Our good friend, Eric Williams put together a video for Isaiah's party. He used the clips John and I recorded through-out the year along with photos. I do hope to put it up on the web for others to watch soon. I can't stop looking at it and tend to get teary eye each time. I must be annoying John while constantly playing it over and over.
I remember relaxing that night with John and mentioning how we put a lot of effort into our first child that he already seems like our last sometimes. I don't want him to be my final child, but that's for God to decide. I want to treasure my future blessings with the same amount of attention and effort, which is why I wish to hold off. If it were up to me, I would wait a few more years. I love just us 3 musketeers at the moment! I don't want to change that anytime soon. We'll see what the future holds for us.
Thanks to everyone who made Isaiah's party a success! He enjoyed your company and fun gifts.
