Our Very Hungry Caterpillar's Birthday Party!

We are officially parents of a ONE year old!  Today is little man's birthday!!  Saturday is when we had Dawson's actual birthday party.  It was a blast...he LOVED it!  The theme of the party came from one of my favorite children's books The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Before the party could begin, I HAD to get everything decorated :)  Here are pics of some of the decor!

The caterpillar cupcake cake that I made :)  It was really easy and fun to make!  Thanks to my mom and sister who helped!

 The birthday banner I made to go over the gifts :) 

Our balloon caterpillar!

"I am 1!" banner for Dawson's highchair.  I just new that he was going to pull this off right away, but he actually left it on!

The food...before the burgers, hotdogs, and veggie tray were out

Caterpillar grape skewers!!

The signs I made for some of the food :)

Now for the FUN pictures with little man!

Not really digging the hat...

Dinner Time!!  He LOVED the ketchup and hotdogs!  He seriously ate the ketchup by itself, so since it was his birthday I just kept giving him more :)  Also, he hadn't had hotdogs before and he devoured a whole hotdog in probably 2 minutes!

Present time!! It looks like he is clapping for them in this pic :)

He LOVES his new wheels :)

Mommy tries to take Dawson out so that he can finish opening presents.  He throws a big fit....

....so back in the car he goes!  (Somebody already knows how to get his way!)

Dawson while we sang him "Happy Birthday"!  He LOVED this part of the night! (He isn't wearing clothes because I stripped him down before hand to avoid ruining his shirt!)

Tearing into the cake!

"I love frosting, I love frosting, I love frosting!"

"Can life get any better?  I don't think so!"

While eating the cake, Dawson would sometimes clap his hands...I think that was a sign that he approved of this meal!

Here is a video of the cake eating!!  Sorry it is soo long, but it is soo sweet :)

Testing out some toys with Aunt Ashlyn :)

Dawson adores his new wagon!!!

It has been a fun day with my little man today, reminiscing about what was going on a year ago today when God allowed our precious baby to come into this world and thinking about all the wonderful memories that we created this year.  We are truly blessed and beyond grateful for the privilege of being this little guys parents!  We love you Dawson...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

On a side note, Dawson has his 1 year check up on Wednesday, so I will post more of what he was up to this last month after that appointment.  Just wanted to give an update of his birthday party before then!