JACKSON'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

JACKSON'S BIRTHDAY DAY

Mitchell and I both went into Jackson's nursery singing "Happy Birthday" and I think I wanna keep doing this for all of our kids' birthdays until they tell us to stop. We had McDonald's pancakes and OJ and coffee (both for Mitchell and I) for breakfast to commemorate our first breakfast at home when we brought Jackson home from the hospital. After breakfast, we had a slow and cozy morning at home until Mitchell went to work. After Jackson's first nap, we (Jackson and I) had pancit for lunch before heading to the mall. We facetimed Lolo, Lola, Auntie Jan and Auntie Giddel after we got home and after that, Jackson had Lola's famous sourdough for a snack before going down for his second nap. While he was napping, I set-up his birthday styled shoot, which I had been working on since the beginning of the month.

Detail-wise, I had a bunch of leftover plywood from previous calligraphy projects that I turned into decor for my baby boy. The "1" sign was inspired by Whistle & Flute's milestones shirts and I'm pretty sure I got the "one year of Jackson" idea on Pinterest. I had been taking monthly photos of Jackson in the same Moses basket and seeing him fill the basket over the past year as I put the Polaroid photos together legit made me cry! Mitchell and I wrote him a letter looking back on his first year with us, which I've sealed in the green envelope. The white box with his name written all over it contained our birthday gift for him. We got him his first toothbrush and toothpaste lol. The blue box contained all of the sentimental things I've collected since he's been born - his hospital hat, his hospital tags, his first soother, his first artwork, you name it! Then the brown box just has all of the extra decor we have to bring to Calgary for his drive-by parties. The letterboard was from Euris Company and the balloons were from Flying Cactus Balloon. His denim overalls were from Old Navy and his ONE shirt was a blank shirt from Michaels that I wrote on. His brown party hat was a DIY idea thanks to one of my mama friends.

DEDICATION AND RED DEER DRIVE-BY PARTY

CALGARY DRIVE-BY PARTIES

CAKE SMASH PARTY WITH MY FAMILY

ONE YEAR OF JACSKON

AMAZING VENDORS

Banner by Minilogie
Wooden Letterboard by Euris Company
Wooden J Caketopper by Hux and Oak Woodworx
Envelope by Blush Paper Supply Co.
Paper by Jade Tempest Art
Balloons by Flying Cactus Balloon
Smash Cake, Bear Paw Cookie and "1" Sugar Cookie by Stay Sweet YYC
Bear Macarons by Macarons By Megan
Graph Check Tablecloth from Amazon
Black "1" Balloon from Amazon