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How adorable is Andy sitting next to his cake?! <\/em>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
In her own words<\/em><\/strong>…”OK…for the kiddies we served turkey pinwheels, celery and carrot sticks and a tater-tot bar with a selection of dipping sauces (BBQ sauce, Honey mustard, Ranch, and ketchup). For the grown-ups, we had a selection of spreads; hummus and artichoke\/jalapeno dip with crackers and chips. We had a chicken pasta salad, Caesar salad and turkey pinwheels. I must say, the tater tots were a big hit with the grown ups as well! The drinks were water bottles wrapped in Anders Ruff water wraps and lemonade…of course! For the cake, we had a delectable white cake with butter cream filling covered in fondant with rubber duckies all over! Complementing the cake, blue jell-o was served in little yellow tubs with a rubber ducky “floating” in it! I got the inspiration for the #1 sign from Prudent Baby blog…the tater-tot bar was inspired by Busy Bee Lifestyle and the pinata was my own inspiration. I think I learned how to do them as a kid in Mexico and I knew I would never find a rubber duck pinata anywhere! I also made the party hats because I couldn’t find just yellow hats. While looking for a template online for party hats, I ran into one of Li’l Magoolie’s posts about a cardboard box party where they had handmade hats. I remember making these hats in Mexico as well and I was thrilled I could remember how to do them! Since the hats look like little boats and this being a rubber ducky party, it made them even better. I cut out ducks from the left-over paper from the #1 sign and printed out signs that said “Andy’s 1st Birthday Party” in blue paper and cut the top with scalloped scissors to make it look like mini-waves. Unfortunately, Andy wouldn’t wear his! The centerpieces were small vases and small fishbowls with blue and white glass beads with daffodils and a rubber ducky.”<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5fUUVWTxY2Y\/TcAXyLmwdMI\/AAAAAAAAJ08\/YIFT_TObJmE\/s400\/New%2BImage.JPG\")
<\/a> Lorena, Andy and Lorena’s homemade pinata!<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/a> Lorena, Andy and Lorena’s homemade pinata!<\/em><\/div>\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8PHb5XkuFYQ\/TcAXxvXSUzI\/AAAAAAAAJ00\/OlPhuoGuH8E\/s400\/New%2BImage%2B1.JPG\")
<\/a> Lorena fashioned these hats out of cardboard boxes
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<\/a> Lorena fashioned these hats out of cardboard boxes\n<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\nOur coordinating birthday banner serves as a backdrop for this amazing dessert table<\/em><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cWJ_matUVSw\/Tb_YvRdzooI\/AAAAAAAAJzM\/Vd54orirJAM\/s400\/DSC_1474.JPG\")
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<\/div>\nLorena did a fantastic job of color coordinating the tablecloth, plates and napkins<\/em><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2OKdniiFB2M\/Tb_ZVthIChI\/AAAAAAAAJ0U\/HDTeQRKnlPk\/s400\/IMG_0880.JPG\")
A tater tot bar!
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<\/a> I spy a duck in my jello
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<\/a> A crunchy and healthy snack
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A tater tot bar!\n<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/a> I spy a duck in my jello\n<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/a> A crunchy and healthy snack\n<\/em><\/div>\n
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What an adorable way to display your bottled water, Lorena!![\"\"](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OKwp11sdLLs\/Tb_ZVt1gnUI\/AAAAAAAAJ0M\/-Ms1vIJFBt8\/s400\/IMG_0905.JPG\")
<\/a> A close up of the bottled water label that was customized with “Andy’s 1st Birthday”<\/em><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P2bVc7EG7fw\/Tb_ZCfCRObI\/AAAAAAAAJzk\/oSE-IyBe9oU\/s400\/IMG_0859.JPG\")
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<\/a> All of the guests took home favor pails filled with sweets and treats!![\"\"](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xo7c8qbQanE\/Tb_YvfT5g8I\/AAAAAAAAJzE\/-6a32vPFyRk\/s400\/DSC_1407.JPG\")
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Great job Mom & Dad!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"