Birthday party part 1 And great new friends!

I"m going to start out by saying how lucky I am to have the brand new set of friends that I have. They came into my life at the most perfect time.  I met them through my daughter. It's interesting how you meet new people when you have a  new "thing", something in common with people that otherwise you would never talk to. When we got our dog Chloe, we met new people through her. Dog people. Other people like me and my husband who get outside with their pets and go on walks or the local dog park. These people have the same thing in common with us. Their dog. :) Dog things.  And now that I have my daughter..I have met wonderful people through her, and it happened at the most perfect time.

I had just decided that I was going to take my year leave of absence. I had been going to my local Gymboree class with Olivia for something to do, just to get out of the house. Long story short, I ended up falling into this awesome "Mommy group"!  I absolutely love it! If I never signed up for Gymboree I would not know these girls right now. Olivia and I would not be going on these fabulous play dates. Thank you girls for being our friends!!

Not only was it MY birthday today..but it was also Princess Kathryn's birthday. She turned 1. I turned 24. ...  :)  

The birthday girl's mom Jamie invited us over to her house for a little birthday party.
Seriously?!? Kathryn's mom is the asian version of Martha Stewart!!  Cooks..bakes...and decorates!! I will not be able to top that. I will never be able to host them at my house! I"m scared.  Asian Martha Stewart actually did come to my house one day and I offered her a PB &J sandwich!!  WHAT?!  This was before I knew what I was up against! Anyways, this girl is amazing! I am worried about hosting them at my house. I cannot top them.  I"ll have to have fancy whole wheat bread from Whole Foods for the PB&J or something, and put the dogs in the backyard. Yes, dogs, plural. I have more than one.

I have provided some cute pictures from our birthday playdate and the fancy set up from Jamie! I think it you click once on the photos you will see them a bit larger. I wish you could we every detail of the little display that she had setup in her home.

My presents. The girls I hang out with are crafty. I"m going to have to step things up in my life! Does it help that I am starting to really like "Mod Podge"??

This is Wyatt! The only boy. (I did get permission to show his photo) Loved the horsie!

The birthday girl and Asian Martha!! She made that cake!! Making cakes is a very large deal to me. 

The girls!

All the kids! Birthday girl Kathryn, Olivia, Wyatt, and Morgan

What is this face? I dont think it's enjoyment. I dont think she liked the horsie as much as Wyatt did. 

Cheers to us! Of course that drink was not a juice from the grocery store. It was created. 

I think I am going to post Brithday party part 2 tomorrow. I"m tired now. 

Thank you everyone for reading  :-)