Kellan turned one on November 9. I know this sounds cliche, but I can't believe how fast the year flew by!
I decided to have a circus/carnival theme for the party, based around the carousel cake topper from my first birthday. Yes, my mother kept it these many years! Don't worry, I put a piece of waxed paper under it to catch any flakes of (surely lead-based) paint that might have chipped off, and we didn't allow Kellan to touch the topper, just the cake. I made a large carousel cake (a tad bit lopsided, as my cakes tend to be) for the guests.
I was very disorganized this year; Kellan was still napping as guests arrived, and I had not wrapped his gifts yet. But it all seemed to work out. We served popcorn in red-and-white popcorn boxes, mini corndogs, Cracker Jack, animal cookies, and circus peanuts (the sugary orange kind). Big brother Logan helped Mommy pop the popcorn using Grandma Georgia's old air popper. I need to remember to tell her yet that it threw a spark when I unplugged it -- must be about as old as the cake topper.
Kellan is not quite walking on his own yet, but he's so close! If only he would let go of our fingers he would be off and running.
