Planning Maggie's First Birthday

When it became time to plan Maggie's first birthday (I go back and forth between 1. being excited about planning and celebrating this joyous event with my third baby girl, and 2. wanting to cry hysterically that my probably last baby is about to be 1) it was no challenge to decide her theme.  

I went into labor on Valentine's Day and she arrived February 15th so it was a given I would somehow incorporate Valentine's Day.  I then decided to choose the color scheme pink and gold, which also happen to be the colors of her nursery.  Through planning now many parties for my three little girls, I have learned it is a HUGE time/money saver to use a theme at some point that can match their bedroom or something you can carry over to another party or room in your house.  This way I can use decorations from her room as well as put any newly made decorations on display after the party.  Now I can justify spending the extra $$ on party things!  Here are a couple pics from her room:

Since I do her monthly pictures in her bedroom, they have seemed to all coordinate with the pink and gold colors and will be adorable on her 12 month birthday banner ;)

I spent two days and nights over my Christmas break beginning to make things to help celebrate the big day and decided to throw in some hearts to the pink and gold mix.  It has already been so easy to find things in stores with these ideas at this time of year!!  I was just going to get a head start but since I was worried I wouldn't have another break from school before her party, I got a little carried away and got so much done.  Here are some pictures of the works in progress, it will all look better when it's all put together and set up for the party, hopefully!

Here is the high chair banner, a glitter "1" decoration, and you can see the beginning of a banner for the table with the pink shapes.

Here is the cake bunting that I'm obsessed with. And yes, it took me way to long to perfect!

And here is the "one" for the smash cake topper, some "m"s to stick somewhere (thinking in flowers?) and then the numbered clothespin to display her 12 month pictures :)  

I am loving how everything has turned out so far and can't wait to take her 1 year pictures and get some invitations ordered...but since I over plan early, it is still way too early to take her one year pictures :(  I can't wait to see everything come together!