and on saturday, april 28, we celebrated again--this time with an afternoon party at the co-op connections building, attended by most of noah's baby friends (and their parents).
aaron made these invitations, a silhouette stamp made from a picture of noah on the porch.
and here are some of the many freezer paper stenciled shirts we made as gifts for noah and his friends. (and for me and aaron too. you can see my fox on green and aaron's brown bear on blue.)
we served some of noah's favorite snacks. he is particularly addicted to pirate's booty right now. like mother, like son.
we also made mini-muffin carrot cakes with cream-cheese frosting. i should say, aaron made them, and they were super yummy.
the co-op connections building is a small glass-enclosed building on the south side of the co-op parking lot in town. it's available free for members to use, which is a really wonderful perk. we spread blankets in one corner for babies to lounge on, and set up chairs by the windows. aaron hung all the animal shirts on clotheslines around the room, and as people left they chose an animal for their child.
noah and his friends took turns driving the mack truck.
maryka the marine biologist.
jeff made this awesome sunflower-stalk rainmaker for noah. it's filled with a mix of adzuki beans and arborio rice, and it makes a beautiful, slow pattering when it's flipped.
here's jessa looking grumpy. (i'm pretty sure she had a nice time, though.)
and pig-tailed kate on the move.
i think this look means, "i thought this was supposed to be my birthday party! why are all these babies playing with my stuff? and all i'm left with is a spoon?!"
maryka came over for soup after the party, and promptly undressed so she could make her own animal shirt.
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thank you for linking to my freezer paper tutorial. I hope it was helpful. It looks as if your shirts turned out really adorable. Let me know if you have any questions.
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