For Mattox's first birthday party I chose a sock monkey theme in red, baby blue, and brown with accents of argyle, houndstooth, and polkadots. The candy table was pretty much all red and brown candy like whoppers, m&ms, gumballs, hot tomales, cherry sours, starburst, tootsie rolls, milk duds, caramel creams, cherry slices, swedish fish, animal crackers, "moonkey" pies (moon pies), white chocolate covered oreos, hershey bars, cupcakes with white icing, and sock monkey cookies. For the backdrop I used an old frame that was my great-grandmother's turned into a chalkboard. If you have a chalkboard, you MUST have a chalk marker from Hobby Lobby or Michaels.......they are the bomb!
Keeping it real.......yes the trashcan is under the island.........arggggg!!! The food table consisted of my favorite SHANE'S chicken fingers both plain and Buffa-Q, potato salad, pasta salad, baked beans, coleslaw, spinach dip/crackers, Nana's banana pudding, white chocolate covered red velvet cake pops (HEAVENLY.......my new obsession), and Sock Monkey red velvet cake pops (super stinkin cute but a little aggravating, right Lacy?)
The "Throne"
Sock Monkey Coloring sheets! LOVE!
A few credits where credit is due:
Balloons from Polkadot Market
Candy jars from Walmart
Fabric from Hobby Lobby (argyle online)
Cookie jar stickers by Chickabug on etsy
Food labels, stickers, argyle paper by Frogprince Paperie on etsy
Drink bottle and candy bar labels by Bee and Daisy on etsy
Printing by Office Max (got to know the guy there "Bob" very well)
High chair bunting, cupcake toppers, and door sign by LePoppy Design on etsy
Bib and birthday hat by Southern Junebugs on etsy
Sock monkey canvas birthday sign by Painted with Heart on etsy
Mattox is ONE plate by LittleMoments pottery on etsy
Invitation by Whimsical Printables on etsy
Mattox's Sock Monkey birthday outfit by Polkadaises
Sweet Heidi for sharing etsy with me back in the day.........how did we live without it?? It is like a straightening iron..........what in the world did we do before it came along? LOL
12 months picture display and chalkboard by a very helpful husband named Matt
and last but certainly not least:
Cake, cupcakes, sock monkey cookies, cake pops, and sock monkey shirts by one awesome friend
Lacy
I truly enjoyed planning this first birthday party.........bordered a little on obsession and about drove myself crazy........and when it came down to the last minute there were things that went undone, but all in all it turned out great! Next year........thinking cake, monkey joes, mellow mushroom, and LaBerry!!!!!!! LOL Next post..........the people who made the party fun!
Me and the birthday boy 
Madeline and Ash
Me and Lacy
The night before............
The real fun began the night before the party when Lacy came over to help decorate the cake pops. Red velvet mixed with cream cheese icing then dipped in chocolate.......how can that be wrong? It is heavenly!!!!!! And yes, that is the cake pop lady "bakerella" in the video in the background, LOL
"Hey! I want to go outside!"
Mattox and Daddy
Have to show Papa Ernie my toys!
Look Papa Ernie! A tractor!
Papa and Kennedy
Nana and Aunt Candice
Aunt Candice and Kennedy Grace
Uncle Tom and Matt
Aunt Becky and Uncle David
Me and Lacy
bubbles in the pool........sure cool idea.......but don't ask mom, haha
Swinging with Grandma Becky (the best babysitter a boy could ask for)
One fun party+ONE year old=ONE tired boy!!!!!!
We love you precious Mattox!
