Luxe Entertaining: Hank's First Birthday

Let's take a little break from our Napa trip to talk about what happened the weekend before we left...Hank's First Birthday!!! 

Do you remember the original concept for the lobster-themed bash I posted several weeks ago?

 

I included everything from the original concept in the actual party.

 

 

 Guests grabbed to-go style boxes that they opened to fill with yummy bites!

 

 

The spread featured picnic style Maine lobster rolls and coleslaw.

Cocktails sipped and stirred with striped straws and monogrammed drink stirrers from Society Social.

 Staying true to the theme, we even hunted down the remaining cans of Shipyard's Summer Ale simply for the lobster art!

The mini lobster rafts that started the whole thing!

A cake waiting to be smashed...cupcakes for the guests.

 

One year already! What a fun celebration we had!



 

Happy Birthday Hank!

Hard to believe that a whole year has gone by since we welcomed Mark Henry into this world! The past year has truly been one of the hardest, yet most rewarding learning experiences of my life.  Persevering when you want to give up (hello, nursing), accepting there are things you cannot change and it's OK (hello, nursing, I'm talking to you again), relearning time management, overcoming fear of trips to the grocery store, accepting that accidents will happen and that baby proofing is an evil necessity (my coffee table has been wiped clean of décor for a good four months).

Mark and I struggled at times to find our way as new parents, but ultimately all of the struggles were overcome with the joy of seeing our baby grow and change every single day. Each day gets better and better as we grow together as a family. Go back in time and revisit my journey creating his nursery, read the story of how Hank made his entrance, or simply click on the video below for a snapshot look into our past year!