One and Fun: Let's be Mermaids

Top: On 34th, Macy's

Cake: ShopRite

Bubble curtain: Hobby Lobby

Tablecloth: Michaels

Top: Rare Editions, Macy's

Mom's mermaid dip.  Does not contain real mermaids.

That's what it said on the tablecloths I bought for Charlotte's mermaid-themed first birthday party.  We celebrated last Saturday, and it was the first party that the husband and/or I had ever thrown.  So although it was only fifteen people, the prep was a little nerve-racking.  Still, in the end it all came together, and Char Bar had a (beach) ball.

Which is all a socially challenged parent can hope for.

Well, that and party décor that plays into a future fit and necklace.

Skirt: ModCloth

Bag: Cat & Jack, Target

She Sells Seashells Necklace

A little birdie told me to add this.

Sunglasses: A New Day, Target

All joking aside, I can't believe how much Charlotte's grown -- and how much I've grown with her.  My heart is full whenever I watch her feed herself or pull herself up or replace her own pacifier.  She's becoming her own little person, and I can't wait to see what she learns next. 

Because as someone wise once said, the party's just getting started.