Buessing Family Buzz: Clare's First Birthday

Warning...this post is a bit long and has SO many photos.

So, we had Clare's first birthday party on Saturday, October 15th at our place in Wamego. It was an amazing day. Clare had so much family attend. She probably doesn't realize it yet, but we are so fortunate to have an amazing family on both sides. The day was not only about celebrating Clare's first year, but also about celebrating each other's company.

The house was filled with adorable decorations. My dear friend made the cutest things for the party. She helped make it a really special celebration - thanks, Jenny!

We started off the party hanging out and having appetizers. Then we began the presents. Clare got so many amazing things and it took us quite a while to open them all. She thought it was pretty fun to pull the tissue paper out of bags and rip the wrapping paper off of boxes.

And of course, what would a first birthday party be without cake and ice cream. I am proud to say I made Clare's birthday cake, and even frosted it myself (With help of course!). And Clare loved it. She tried to actually grab the hot flame of the candle so Tony had to quickly blow it out for her. LOL! Clare didn't dig in right away like I thought she might. She actually was quite dainty with the cake. However, once she got used to the frosting she started to get a bit more messy with it.

Like I mentioned before, we are so lucky to have such great family as a part of our lives. Here are the pics of Clare with each of her very special family members...

Great-Grandma Buessing