This is the banner which I've mentioned in the earlier post. (Please read about our planning in this post) I personally felt a sense of achievement after completing this as it took me some time to nicely cut and paste the Hippa Hippa Hey and the Baby Hood characters from Baby TV. Fortunately, we also have pretty good resolution photos of Claire which completed the picture for this banner. Doesn't it looks cute and nice with the colorful background of the room. We also managed to get cute helium and colorful balloons from thePartyStuff online to liven up the room.
Even the kids love the colorful balloons. This little kid is a natural in front of the camera :)
Claire also received her special balloon which is a giraffe. The balloonist is so skilled in creating this on the spot! Look at Claire's surprised look!
Beside balloonist, we also hired a magician from the same company, THAT Balloons , who did a fantastic job in making both children and adults laughed out in joy through his various tricks :)
We also received compliments on the sweet delights. Since our aim is to make the party as colorful as possible. We just can't do without the rainbow cupcakes. They are soft, fluffy and topped with yummy cheese cream. These are from Hey Cupcake!
And the main item for the party, the Cake! We discussed with Pine Garden's cake shop and designed a Baby TV theme cake with her favorite characters on it. Took their recommendation to opt for the Hazelnut Chocolate Crunch cake which had been a hot favorite with children. Our friends and relatives found them yummy too and some asked for a second helping :)
And one necessary item to take note! A good photographer with patience. I took some time to search for photographers who have experiences in children birthday parties, and finally chose Waipeng to capture the key moments for Claire's first birthday. We really appreciate how she mingled so well with the kids at the party and Gosh!, I was surprise when i noticed that she even remember their names. Look at more of the nice moments from the party.
Our Birthday Girl! Looking so so happy at the children playroom, just beside the party room. This was taken after the party. Many kids stayed after the party and went wild in the party room :P
Lastly, Baby Claire and us would like to thank lots of people.
Thank to all our relatives and friends and their kids who took special effort to come to our party despite it being a holiday eve. All of you made it a great memory for us and Claire. Of course, thanks for all the wonderful presents too.
Thanks to our brothers especially Ah Yuan, who took half-day to come down to help us to set-up the place.
Thanks to our caring family members especially to my parents-in-laws who selflessly offered help and patiently took care of Claire this past one year. They have sure made her a very happy baby.
To my devoted hubby and daddy who plays, cares and loves Claire. Though he is tired, he still tolerate my nagging, and my stubbornness in creating a well drilled routine for Claire.
Last but not least, to my little girl, Claire. Time really flies and sometimes I really hope the clock will stop as you are growing too fast. Thanks for coming into our lives. We found new joys in life which will not happened if you are not here with us. Thank you for sharing with us your vulnerability, clumsiness, mischievous actions, mesmerizing smiles and infectious laughters. We hope to hold you for a long long time before you are ready to let go of our hands and explore the world independently. Though, I hope that day would not come too soon... :)
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