Happy 1st birthday, to my little Liam! His nautical birthday party was held aboard the Volsunga II. We cruised along the water of the Thimble Islands with the company of our family, lobster rolls and a baby photo match game. Our Capt. Liam loved the company and sure did enjoy a second whirl at his birthday cake!
Cousins
(A special thanks to D for being my second camera woman so I could be in some shots for my son's party. Love you!)
My Birthday Boy. He is just so sweeeet.
I purchased the ship wheel at Home Goods and then painted wooden letters to create Liam's Captain's wheel. All Aboard!
Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you...
A perfect squish.
Delicious.
This cake was a labor of love. It's a strawberry buttercream chiffon recipe from scratch. I baked 3 of these before getting it to where I wanted it. Normally you'd add a bit of Grand Marnier to the layers between the strawberry puree and buttercream, but since there were kids at the party, I opted out on it. Still tasted light and fresh!
Flag napkin sails for the lobster rolls....never made it out of the box to decorate. Oh well!
Cookies made by Aunt Laura. I love the personalized "L" for Liam. Laura, you think of everything - thank you for sending these goodies all the way from California.
So excited!
So excited!
