A gift from grandpa, my old wagon restored like new.
I gave our guests puppy chow packaged in mason jars as party favors.
I decoupaged some photos of Porter onto 10" canvases for decoration.
An added bonus is that they now hang on the wall in our upstairs hallway!
A photo banner with a snapshot of Porter for every month of the year. I used felt
for the numbers and hot glued them on to clothespins for easy hanging.
for the numbers and hot glued them on to clothespins for easy hanging.
For a whimsical twist on party balloons, I hung these upside down in the entry way with
crepe paper. Per Pinterest, I dropped a marble in each one before blowing them up
so they hung better. It worked great!
Of course, all of our sock monkey friends had to join in on the fun!
I decorated Porter's highchair with random lengths of ribbon. I sewed them on to a wide band of felt and then attached it to his chair with double stick tape. Mom made his smash cake. Homemade carrot cake with tinted cream cheese frosting. The hat was constructed out of an ice cream cone with a cake ball on top.
The rest of us had cupcakes.
Fruit Kabobs were a big hit with the kids!
Mom's chocolate sock monkey whoopee pies with a peanut butter butter-cream frosting, mmm!
One of Porter's favorites at the time was a peanut butter and banana sandwich on
whole wheat bread. I made the sandwiches up normally, but to make them
more fun I used a biscuit cutter for the circle shape.
Coconut water with my own sock monkey labels. I learned something about coconut water that day, you either love it or hate it! I loved it, my husband hated it! Extra for me I guess.
I made a savory monkey bread with pepperoni and mozzarella. It was delicious! Come to think of it, I should really make this again! Here's the recipe if you want to give it a try!
And here's the birthday boy ready to tear up his smash cake!
