Roo-bear's Big Top Circus Birthday

Our sweet Roo-bear turned a year old on Saturday, and we celebrated circus-style. Oh, it was fun! And most importantly, he seemed to love it – the balloons, the cake, the commotion. He enjoyed every part of his big day.

One of my friends in town made him a circus tent birthday shirt, and Mom and I whipped out a clown wig bonnet. We couldn't help ourselves. He needed something spectacular to follow the lion costume he wore after he was born. =)

And, of course, Roary couldn't miss the birthday action. After all, he's been there every month cheering the little Roo-bear on as he grows.

We had hot dogs, popcorn, and rainbow fruit skewers that were topped with star-shaped marshmallows.


As the guests came in, we asked them to make a thumbprint character to sign Roo's guest list.

The tables were decorated with balloons, and the kiddos got circus tent cups and swirled lollipops as their favors.

Roo enjoyed his hot dogs and fruit.

But mostly, he enjoyed his cake!



Alex was a big helper when it came time to blow out the candle. 

Roo was very eager to get into the cake – and who can blame a boy for that?! He wasn't too sure of the icing being on his fingers at first, but once Jerry put a taste in his mouth, there was no stopping him! He was officially a fan, and he ate almost all of the icing off his cake!

The rest of us enjoyed Roo's cake, too!

One of the best parts of this party was getting to celebrate Roo-bear's first birthday with Noni and Pop Pop. They flew in to help us get ready and love on these sweet boys. We shared lots of laughs and precious moments together, and this party simply wouldn't have been the same without them!




And here is Roo after Alex had opened all of the presents for him. Happy camper, wouldn't you say? This was one of Noni's gifts to Roo – a hoot hat she made him for fall! Is this not the cutest little thing you've ever seen?! More birthday (and hoot hat) pictures to come. =)