Happy Birthday Lil' Man!

Perhaps you noticed, I went from the birth of my son to his 1 year birthday! What can I say, it happens...For Sawyer's birthday I chose a fish theme. I googled my way through Nemo cakes, shark invites, Ariel cake toppers and octopus decorations and found inspiration for what I wanted: Just plain ole' fish in shades of orange, aqua and green. Not "under the sea" fish and not "going fishing" fish....just a cute, little fish!
It was a great party (albeit hot as hell!) for my sweet 1-year old and went well. The two things I was really pleased with were the cupcakes and the sercys.
I decided I would do the cupcakes myself. My aunt is a fabulous cake maker, but with the soon-to-be-birth of her second grandchild, I figured I'd let her slide this time. I found a picture online and pretty much copied it. Very easy and super cute! Yes, those are actual Goldfish crackers on top!

I hate goody bags. As parents, do we really need another bag of useless crap and/or candy laying around? No. But as a Southern girl, who doesn't love a sercy (n. a treat, a surprise, a small token)!? I found this tutorial and decided I'd give the goldfish soap a try. Now, I'm a crafty girl, but this was very easy! I got almost all my supplies at Michaels and it took me about 2 hours to make 20. Again, super cute!
Whew! All I gotta say is I think the 6-year old is getting a Build-A-Bear party this year.