We were blessed with beautiful weather to celebrate little Ellie's first birthday at Clemyjontri Park in McLean. Over 60 people came out to celebrate, coming as far as San Diego, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Richmond. Our little girl looked so cute in her pink polka dots (Ba always finds the perfect dress for the girls, and this one went with our rainbow polka dot theme).
Amelia holds Ellie on her lap - she is an expert! What a treat to have Amelia, Aunt Mel and Uncle Brian join us... Mom gets a lot of inspiration from Auntie Mel's party decorations and menu creations. By this time, even Evie has picked up some hostess skills: she greeted most of the guests with party hats and rainbow goldfish.
Ellie is pretty blase about the whole thing, but that was *before* she took a walk around the playground. Opa gave her a lift to get a better view of the lay of the land.
Popi takes the birthday girl for a walk as she shows off her beautiful dress!
Evie blows some bubbles to create a festive atmosphere under the tent.
Evie blows some bubbles to create a festive atmosphere under the tent.
Opa,Uncle Diem, Auntie Van, and Ba take a break to smile big for the camera (although Ellie looks distracted).
Carousel time! Evie picks a lovely mare next to Amelia as she and Bebe wave to Daddy as they go round and round, up and down.
Amelia and Evie decide to be co-pilots of their plane. Where to, ladies?
Mommy and Ellie enjoying the sunshine before digging into some fruit salad... yummy, yummy. Ellie is mastering the windswept hair look!
We all gather around Daddy's delicious cake as Ellie gets ready for her big moment! Wait to you see the surprise inside the cake!
It is the rainbow cake to end all rainbow cakes!
Evie helps her little sis blow out the candle and we take a family picture. Now it's time to dig in to a rainbow of colors! ROY G. BIV, baby!
Dad spent many hours baking the six layers of the rainbow and making buttercream frosting from scratch! Every birthday he makes a new cake that will be hard to top for the next one! We know Ellie certainly appreciates it!
Bebe holds little cousin Bryn as she finishes her bottle.
Mel, Amelia, and Brian dig into some Mediterranean pasta salad. Would they like to try the rainbow jello cups (they only took Daddy 4 days to complete)?
Cousin Molly finds a balloon to play with - fun, fun!
Aw, doesn't Molly look precious!
The Kuczkowskis are ready for the Nats game after the birthday party - cute family picture!
Auntie Van, Tyler, and Becky enjoy some delicious rainbow cake.
Daddy, Mommy and Ellie, in the second beautiful dress of the day (Opa picked out this one)!
Ellie enjoys a ride around the carousel. No fear, this little girl! She was bouncing up and down on her horse, eager for the ride to begin.
Tom and Andrew get a kick out of riding around in the carousel sleigh. What a treat to have them here to celebrate Ellie's special day with us.
You can't have a rainbow party without the requisite picture next to a rainbow!
You can't have a rainbow party without the requisite picture next to a rainbow!
Our little munchkin couldn't be happier with her party! Thanks to everyone who shared the special day with us!
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