yep friends, little mr. re-nest #2’s big first birthday bash has its own hashtag. (now that i write that, it sounds so ridiculous. ridiculously cool.) 🙂

it seemed completely incomprehensible that almost one year has gone by since that thursday at the end of may, when our spicy little peanut with the most perfectly coifed head of hair (dark brown with highlighted tips!) decided to make his way into the world. to say that this little guy has been the absolute perfect addition to our family is a total understatement. he’s made little mr. re-nest #1 a big brother. he’s shown mr. re-nest and me how to multitask to the max. most importantly, he’s showed us that even more love is possible.

so, to celebrate this little man, we threw a “very hungry caterpillar” first birthday bash this weekend. it was a smaller bash, with just as much cake as little mr. re-nest #1’s party. and to say that i had a blast doing the decor for this party hardly even scratches the surface. this party was the bomb.

let’s get to it, shall we? once again, lots ‘o pics and full-on credit list at the end because a mama who has two parties in just over a month needs a little help from her friends.

let’s start with the invitation!

invitation layout and design by digipartyshoppe on etsy

one of my very fave pieces of the party: the tissue puff number one. made by me (and my mom helped too!). finished off with little mr. re-nest #2’s wooden wall letters from pottery barn kids, a fabric wrapped canvas, and my vase of white sticks. a nice little entryway decor element!

just another cool angle shot. plus you get a view of the handmade paper circle garland i made. 🙂

it’s not a renest party without a giant birthday banner! complete with “very hungry caterpillar” fabric from fabricdotcom

another little caterpillar banner for our little peanut!

the high chair banner! layered effect with “very hungry caterpillar” fabric and paper.

little mr. re-nest #2’s official first birthday stats print! huge thanks and props to pink poppy design on etsy for the amazing layout and work with this!

and, the centerpiece…the gorgeous party cake from polka dot bakery in sycamore, illinois!

little mr. re-nest #2’s smash cake! from polka dot bakery

more sugar! gumballs + rainbow suckers with personalized stickers from caring designs

my new obsession: cake pop adorableness! don’t you love these caterpillars? once again, the fabulous sugar grubbin’ in sycamore, illinois made these happen!

another shot of the cake pop caterpillars because they are just so darn cute!

love these adorable water bottle labels! thanks to digipartyshoppe on etsy!

and, the finale? the giant tissue puff caterpillar. (note: this was not an easy feat! thanks to my stepmama and brother-in-law, this made it to life at the party!)

and, like i said, none of this would have been possible without a little help from some friends…