Well I had about a 30 minute break from the rain on Halloween so I threw Addison into her Birthday outfit and ran downtown to take a few 1 yr. pictures of her. I didn't have much time because it was starting to sprinkle again, and the fact that we had to go Trick 0r Treating. But thought they turned out kinda cool considering it was a real quick shoot. I went with more of a punk dark look with these 3 I just had to with all the graffiti & metal background! :) I'm by no means professional so don't look too close. ...
Then I took these in our back yard, I love the contrast with the big black clouds.
We decided to have her party on Saturday only because Friday was so busy with all things Halloween. I went with a princess theme because 1. she's only going to have her 1st birthday once and 2. I know she will have plenty of Halloween themed parties for the rest of her life. So pink and orange princess it was!
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The Birthday Girl!
This is the first banner I have made, I think it turned out pretty cute. I'm thinking of making a few more. Maybe for my Etsy Shoppe. :) maybe......
See Tausha I'm finally using my Cricut again!
Don't laugh, remember I told you I'm no cake decorator! Plus I had frosting tip drama and only about 20 mins to frost the thing.
Addison Cakes, I got the idea from Ashley's blog. Thanks!
There you have it!
Oh & for those of you that asked about the "pumpkin head" stuff. I got them at Wal-mart they cost $3.50 per box and each box had enough to do 4 pumpkins with some eye's & maybe a nose or 2 left over.
I bought 2 boxes. The kids love them and I get to use them again next year!!!
Don't laugh, remember I told you I'm no cake decorator! Plus I had frosting tip drama and only about 20 mins to frost the thing.
Oh & for those of you that asked about the "pumpkin head" stuff. I got them at Wal-mart they cost $3.50 per box and each box had enough to do 4 pumpkins with some eye's & maybe a nose or 2 left over.
I bought 2 boxes. The kids love them and I get to use them again next year!!!
I'm feeling an Iona Vibe from Pretty in Pink. From punk to princess. I love it Rachel! the photos are great!!
ReplyDeleteI love these photos...you have one happy little girl! She must be used to seeing Mom with a camera! :)
ReplyDeleteCute cupcakes too!
I saw those pumpking making things at Walmart...and now they are 50% off if you need more.
Rachel
ReplyDeleteI love those photos they are great she looks so cute in her outfit. the banner and cupcakes too cute..
Have a great day
julie
I love her outfit with the black Converse. I love the theme you chose too. I agree that she will be having Halloween parties for the rest of her life. She sure is a cute 1 year old.
ReplyDeletei LOVE the cupcake idea! so cute.
ReplyDeletegood job on the pictures, much better than my attempts at being a photographer!
Soooo super cute! Love the pictures. You need to do a blog on photographing. I'm getting a new camera and need all the tips I can get. How did you make those cupcake pics?
ReplyDeleteOh, my! LOVE the pictures. That little Addison is so photographic. Great job on the beautiful pink cake.
ReplyDeleteShe's so adorable! Love that tutu! I love the cupcakes!! I might have to do that for Ashlyn't first birthday. Soooo cute!
ReplyDeleteYour little angel is so amazingly adorable!!! I love all of these pictures and you are sooooooo talented!!!!! What an awesome duo!
ReplyDeleteEVERY single picture is precious! And I would totally buy banners from your Etsy.
ReplyDeleteIt is so incredibly refreshing to see how much you treasure each moment with your kids.
You make me want to go back and raise kids again! I know I shouldn't regret, but I can't help it. I guess I can only be the best Mom I can be from here on out.
Amazing, wonderful pictures! What a cutie pie! And the banner and cake are fabulous!! Lori
ReplyDeleteOkay, honestly I am SO impressed! Wow! First I have to say that precious little girl reminds me Cyndi Lauper.."Girls just want to have fun!" and I have never in my life seen a cuter party theme. That banner is wonderful and the cake! My I can't wait to show these pics to my friend who just had a grandchild. She is going to want to take notes for her grandchild's first birthday!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your pix! They look so professional! Please give this mommy some photo tips! Julie
ReplyDeleteThese photos are GREAT!! Love the graffiti and the birthday pictures are wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteYou should TOTALLY put those banners in your shop they are darling!
wow what a great 1st birthday I love the cake!
ReplyDeleteAnd that, my friends, is how to eat cake!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Addison! Happy Birthday!!
Oh, and great job on...well...EVERYTHING!!!!!!
Oh good heavens! That is all so cute I can't stand it! Love her outfit! Love your photography! Love those Addison Cakes (I borrowed the same idea from Ashley!) Great job Mom!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics...I really want to learn to take better pics. Her party was TOO cute. Great theme. She is adorable.
ReplyDeleteShe is such a doll! Love the pics. And what a cute idea for the birthday cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteLove Love the photos! Are you a professional photographer? Oh and that banner, you really need to sell those in your Etsy shop! I think lots of mommies would buy those up! Wow, five kids and you make such wonderful things! You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! So will you teach me some of your tricks then next time I visit! I can copy-cat. I am going to have to try the cupcake idea for my kids b-days.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow! I've got a lot to live up to. Wyatt is 1 on Thursday and I ... uh... bought a cake mix so far. You couldn't send that banner my way express overnight could you? I don't even mind that it's pink! =) I love the cake pictures!
ReplyDeleteWow, you're like Martha Stuart! I love the pictures, cake, and cupcake decorations! You can do it all! Your little girl is just adorable! I love the way you dress her! How did she like that skirt? It is so cute!
ReplyDeleteYou may not be a professional photographer but the pictures look like a professional took them. What a happy smiley girl! My birthday's the day before Halloween. I always had a pumpkin cake. I always wanted a barbie cake! Just sayin. Mimi
ReplyDeleteohhhhhh....come to California to take a Christmas card picture for ME!!! Wow! those pics are awesome..and you had a darling subject, I had a couple bald girls too..sooo cute!!
ReplyDeleteI am totally loving the pictures! This brings back such happy memories for me. When my (now 16 yr old) daughter was little, I used to put ginormous bows on her little head and she had one for every single outfit. One of my favorites was when she was in preschool and the bow was literally bigger than her little head.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the "bow memories!!!"
What ADORABLEness exudes from these pictures!!!!!! I had to giggle at how happy she is in her tutu!!! Thanks for the smile this morning:)
ReplyDelete1. These are AMAZING pictures. Holy cow the tutu...adorable.
ReplyDelete2. Don't knock your cake skilss. That thing is AMAZING!!!!
3. You should so sell the banners.
1. These are AMAZING pictures. Holy cow the tutu...adorable.
ReplyDelete2. Don't knock your cake skilss. That thing is AMAZING!!!!
3. You should so sell the banners.
♥ Cute pictures. Love the banner and i'm sure it would sell really well! I love the pictures with her face right in the cake! :)
ReplyDeleteGirl, you AMAZE me! First of all, I love love your new header. Does it get any cuter? I'm not sure. Second, wonderful pictures you are not a "wanna be" photographer you are one. Give yourself some credit. These are awesome and really neat ideas in the b-day dept.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I love every picture and EVERYTHING about her party! I think the cake looks great! I'm going to have to steal that cupcake idea for upcoming birthdays! cute!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos. Again i'm so jealous of your talents!!!!!!! Punk look= unique and awesome! Outdoor pictures especially the cloud contrast, insanely perfect! Colors for the birthday party could NOT have turned out any better. Princess crown in cake, totally cute. Cupcakes adorable even if you did get the idea from someone else, wish i had thought of those! I could write paragraphs more but i'm sure you have things to do. Your kids are SOOOO lucky to have such a talented mom!! I'm such a fan of yours and totally pale in comparison to your talents!
ReplyDeleteGosh< I thought I commented already? I'm such a goofball! I get sidetracked easily. Anyway, you are so talented! Love the pics of Addison, decorations for her party and the cake looked great too! I'm gonna have to try using tips to frost my cakes next time.
ReplyDeleteLook at that cake and those cupcakes. Rachel, so cute. And your birthday girl.......too cute for words. But, how is she ONE? Wasn't she just born? :)
ReplyDeleteThose pictures turned out great.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie.
Wow, you did that well in 20 minutes? I can tell you my cake would not have looked like that!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures. :)
OMGoodness....Racehel, Addison is a doll. I love the party outfit. Did you make the tutu...I love it. In blogland I have seen simple ways to make one. This is so cute. Love the cake and girl looks pretty profressional if I say so myself.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I think you did a great job with her party, banner and cake and always your great pics!
Oh and thanks for the kind words because of my blog stalker!
Hey I sawa comment you left on Chris' blog and linked on over. What a fun blog you have! I love your image with the red shoes-it caught my attention. Wow, it looks like you went all out for your daughters birthday! Very cute and I really love the pictures of her in the tutu!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the downtown LG photoshoot!!! Turned out great, I have been wanting to do my own little downtown shoot, but I am a little more nervous of this downtown then the hometown downtown, if you know what I mean! Anyway, time sure does fly, she is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the downtown LG photoshoot!!! Turned out great, I have been wanting to do my own little downtown shoot, but I am a little more nervous of this downtown then the hometown downtown, if you know what I mean! Anyway, time sure does fly, she is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteOh...she is just precious & she looks like she just has the sweetest personality. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Addison's outfit!! It is absolutely punk adorable! I do think you are Martha Stewart....you make the most amazing things...the cake and the cupcakes TDF!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this post! Your pictures are incredible...seriously. What kind of a camera do you use? I am wanting to take pics like these of my baby girl but have a crappy digital camera. Could you post what camera you use and how you get your pics to look like this? Thanks:) :)
ReplyDeleteShe is such a little doll dancing in the fallen leaves wearing that frothy skirt!
ReplyDeletedarling!!! DARLING!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteI totally love all the picture. And that cake...I would love to try that. Those cupcakes were the BEST ever too. Man, you are good!
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures! You've caught the true joy of a 1-year-old! The cake and cupcakes are too cute too!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the cake and photos. I am sure she loved every minute of it!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
I love all the pictures of Addison. They turned out awesome and the cake...ADORABLE, the Addison cakes....Too die for. The birthday banner....AWESOME! Everything turned out so great. I bet that was a killer party to attend!
ReplyDeleteCute pictures!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the princess enjoyed her cake.
How do you find the time to do all this?!
Ok, how on earth do you have time to do all those cute things and when are you going to move to Utah so I can have you take pictures of my kids. I love the pictures the cake, the banner everything, you are so talented, oh, and the cupcakes I loved those too. You should totally make some of those banners for your etsy shop!
ReplyDeleteOne more thing, I love the woodwork in your kitchen. Is that your kitchen with the banner on the wall??
ReplyDeleteI should say Happy birthday sweet addison girl love love your cute toto Mom you did a wonderful job. xoxoxoyo all of you. mom m.
ReplyDeleteTHose are fantastic!!! HAppy Birthday Addison!!
ReplyDeleteFun graffitti shot! And way cute birthday decor/ideas!
ReplyDeleteShe is so stinkin' cute! Happy Birthday to Addison!
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures!!! By the way do you read every comment you always have a ton!!!!
ReplyDeletei ADORE your banner...
ReplyDelete...and your pink CAKE!
...and the cupcake toppers!!
so fabulous :)
happy bday to your littlest one!
I'm totally jealous...wow your photos are so amazing...now I want to go and do more of my girls...those are so beautiful and your little sweetie she's so cute...great photos and your blog looks amazing, hugs, lisa
ReplyDeleteWendy and I enjoyed seeing those pics. I didn't realize you made the banner before. That's cool.
ReplyDeleteLove the Addison heads on the cupcakes. that's funny.
So stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteokay love it love it love it! happy birthday little one!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!! What an adorable first birthday party!!!! I especially love the banner that you made!!! What cricut cartridge did you use to make the scalloped squares and circles???
ReplyDeleteJennifer