Happy Birthday Ollie

I'm finally getting around to posting Ollie's birthday party; better two months late than never I suppose. The party was held at Grammie and Poppy's house and the weather was unseasonable warm. We decided to keep the guest list small so that Ollie wouldn't get too overwhelmed and we had everything timed out around his nap schedule. As usual, things never seem to work out as planned.

After going to 8:00 mass, we headed home to finish party prep and rest up for the festivities. Daddy went to pick up ice while I put Ollie down for his nap. He fell asleep just as planned and I got all my last minute things together before heading to party central.

Just before I left, I peeked in on the birthday boy only to notice that his leg was sticking through the crib railing. I considered leaving him be, but decided that the position couldn't be good for his circulation, so I pulled it out. This was not a good idea because this disruption woke him up and made him very angry.

About this time, Daddy was back from the store. He was more than a little aggravated with me since my poor judgment put a kink in our plans. Either way, I had to head to Grammie's to finish prepping the food, so I left Ollie in Daddy's capable hands and wished him luck.

Just our luck, Ollie never went back to sleep and poor Daddy eventually had to call in reinforcements so he could get dressed for the party. Aunt Theresa came to the rescue and headed to our house to hang with Ollie so Daddy could get ready.

With Aunt Theresa's help Daddy managed to get himself and Ollie dressed and to Grammie's house by 1:05. They were only 5 minutes tardy for the party. The birthday boy wasn't in a bad mood, but he wasn't thrilled about the party either. I hoped this would change as things got rolling, but the fact that he hadn't napped was in the back of my mind and I was anticipating a meltdown at any moment.

Ollie mingled and didn't grumble too much when I put the silly party hat on his head.



Once all the guests arrived we enjoyed Honeybaked Ham, mac and cheese, baked beans, and a variety of snacks. As usual Ollie enjoyed all the food, especially the ham.
After eating, we decided that opening gifts would be a good idea because Ollie would probably be full of icing after cracking into his cake, so we headed to the family room to tackle the pile of packages. He got many nice gifts, but couldn't seem to put down the CAT dump truck from the Millers. Great choice Chad!


That is until Aunt Theresa revealed the John Deere Buck!


He got so many nice gifts that we weren't sure where we were going to put everything. Much thanks to everyone!



Next it was on to the cake! At first he didn't know what to do with it, but soon enough he was digging in.


Apparently Ollie's Godparents think pumping him full of sugar is part of their job description.


Eventually he slowed down and gave up.


Then went back to mingling, but only after a quick wipe down.


Tyler got the award for most creative use of party hats.

And Macie got the prize for accessorizing with style.
Much too soon, the party was over. Thankfully Ollie managed to not melt down or fall asleep, but as soon as we got home he changed into some comfy clothes and crashed in his bed. Of course it may have been from the sugar coma.
Thanks to everyone for helping make his day special and sorry it took so long to get the pics up. Maybe I'll be caught up on the blog by his 2nd birthday. By then we'll have an addition to the cast.