Zoei Turns 1

Yes, my baby is now 1 year old! As per my previous post, Mabe' and I have been very busy with the preparation for Zoei's 1st birthday celebration. It was held at Burger King, Al Rigga last October 22. The venue is nice but Mabe' wanted to decorate the place with a ladybug theme. Luckily for us, Hazel, Gayle, Ninang Grace and Ninong Ryan volunteered to do the balloon decorations. And with the help of other guests who came early, we all put up the balloons and made the place a Ladybug themed party!

Here are some photos I managed to take... (being a host and photographer at the same time wasn't easy)

Zoei's dress(by Babyfashionista), shoes and earrings...

Zoei in her ladybug outfit...

with mommy...

The fully balloon-decorated venue...

You see the balloon burst in the middle, the transparent balloon with small balloons inside? I made that! Cool huh? What is it for? It's sort of a modern version of "pabitin". The celebrant gets to pop the big balloon then the guests grab the small balloons. Inside the small balloons is a piece of paper with an associated prize.

The 2D ladybug that Mabe made... (you can see the 2D bee in the photo above)

Red velvet flavored cake by Sugarbox...

The garden themed cake table...

 

Prizes and give-aways...

The balloon burst stick decorated with Ninong Ryan's bumble bee and ladybug balloons...

Ninang Grace, with a ladybug-themed cue card, hosting the games...

Games...

Kids watching the magic show...

The guestbooks... I made the one on the left. The other guestbook was a gift from Michelle L. Thank you Michelle.

 

The party turned out to be a success. Everyone had fun. Specially the adults during the balloon burst!

Big THANKS to Hazel, Gayle, Ninong Ryan and Ninang Grace for the balloon decorations... Ninong Bob and Ninong Dem for helping put up the balloons... Emi for removing all the BK balloons ;-) ... Beth for the photo coverage(I'll be posting her photos at my FB account when I get them)... and for all those who came and made Zoei's 1st birthday party very memorable. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEI ARMAY! Mommy and Daddy love you!