First birthday & Baptism Party

It's finally all over! Victor's baptism and first birthday was a success. Lots of stress and lots of planning.
Timing wasn't the best, since I just got laid off, but little V deserved the best!

We had Victor baptized at the Armenian Church of Ottawa. The Godfather, plays an exceptionally important role and even wears traditionnal attire.

Here are some pictures of his baptism and party.

The Godfather- David

Armenians baptism babies in the nude! Getting V ready for his moment to shine!

Victor playing "coo-coo" with his towel

My favourite pic- Victor Salad!

The god parents and grandparents!

Decorated gift table at the party. Theme was "Nautical"

Candy Buffet and desert table

What a feast!

Friends and baby friends at the party!

Stairs are the highlight of any 1 year old's birthday bash

Exhausted little Victor playing with the lobster cage

Home made and custom loot bags for Victor's friends and cousins

Update- July 9 2014

PartyPail.com awarded this post for "Best Decoration". How fun! My first award as a blogger! All the hard work sure paid off.

P.A.R.T... WHY? Cuz I gotta!

Ok mommas... why do we do this to ourselves?
I am obsessed with parties, and most of all, planning them!

I am in mega party planning mode between V's baptism and birthday... this momma is going in sane!
Not to mention, I plan fundraising events for a living :S

So, I decided to help mommas out there that may need a little help :)

Here are some websites that I'd like to share for ordering supplies:

• www.pritchard.com
• www.partycity.com
• www.partystock.com
• www.swoozies.com
• www.etsy.com

You don't need to limit yourself to online stores, make sure you visit:

• Dollarama
• Michael's
• Solutions
• Bulk Burn
• Party City
• Prichard
• Party Mart
• Cody Party Centre
• Party Time Rentals
• Target
• Walmart
• Costco

I'll be posting a few articles about helpful tools (like LISTS! I love lists!) to use when planning a party.

Stay tuned :)

Here are some inspirational pictures for party planning and decorating! This was my gorgeous baby shower that was planned by a group of exceptional ladies!

Desert table... yum!

For once, I didn't hate my kitchen :)

A Tifany's theme!

Looks beautiful! A romantic tea party

Baking Momma: Chocolate Zucchini and Carrot Cake

Tomorrow I am getting ready for Victor's Cake Smash Photoshoot for his first birthday!

So, why not attempt to make a healthy version of a cupcake, while he is innocent and can't tell when something tastes "too healthy". Typically, Chocolate Zucchini and Carrot Cake taste really good, but when you put less sugar, less butter, add more veggies and use whole wheat flour… well… it doesn't exactly taste the same ;) haha

I also pretty much dumped an entire bottle of red die to make "red velvet"… but it didn't really work. I must be doing something wrong. Maybe I should use a gel dye?

Cake batter is always delicious!

Jumbo cupcake for Victor's Cake smash! I used a pyrex Tupperware.

Cake decorating is so much fun! I used store bought frosting because I can't get myself
to make such rich frosting without changing the ingredients.

Practicing the "Nautical" theme decor for V's baptism and birthday party.

The finished product! We have life saver, a whale, an anchor, a boat,
#1, heart, polkadots, lobster, waves, stripes, star and much more!

 I won't spoil the surprise of the cake smash today. I will reveal it all when the pictures are ready!

Have a great Saturday!