Birthday Shing-Dig

first birthday party's are always so fun.

the mother puts in a ridiculous amount of effort

to have the birthday recipient not care one little bit about any of it except for the amount of lollies and juice they are actually allowed to consume on this day.

this year i decided to take a little pressure off myself when it came to the party.

zayden is the third of three boys,

so you can imagine how set he is in the toy, clothes and shoes department.

we did not need anymore especially with a move that was just around the corner.

so i asked people to either bring a sweet or savoury plate instead of a present.

my brother in law is super talented when it comes to the camera - he was born to take photos.

so naturally i traded a present for him to be behind a camera taking some pics. 

we just wanted family and friends to come and celebrate this milestone with us.

all that was up to me was decorations, drinks and to set-up.

it was so so great - i'm beginning to think why i didn't do it at a party sooner.

and did my little red head appreciate any of the effort that we put in.

not at all - he was super grumpy on his big day.

he didn't even enjoy the smash cake that i organised especially for him.

he wouldn't eat it unless he had a spoon - defeated the purpose of a smash cake.

there was also a piñata that refused to be smashed apart - it was that strongest $12 piñata that could definitely hold its own.

we had to resort to opening it ourselves and throwing lollies for the kids to gather.

i love it when all the cousins get together, 

no matter how long it's been - they always pick up where they last left off.

i still cannot believe my little guy is one and that this was most (definitely) probably my last first birthday ever to celebrate.