Kearon's Very Hungry Caterpillar 1st Birthday

For the food, I tried to keep it all connected to what the caterpillar ate throughout the story. Sausage (pigs in a blanket), pickles, apples, and oranges. The other food was gummy "caterpillars" and runts, that are shaped and flavored like fruit. I did realize we probably could've used a little more food with the crowd we invited. Yet, it turned out cute with all of the decor and signs! The cake was made by my tennis friend, JaNae. It needed to be dairy-free along with all of the other food and she did a great job! Everyone loved the cake! It was pumpkin flavored with a cookies 'n cream filling. We were happy there were leftovers! 

Here is the caterpillar spread:

 We played Feed the Hungry Caterpillar

 The smashing of the cake turned into how I would see a turtle eat a cake if it could sit up. Kearon took his time and didn't get very messy. 

During the presents and cake, we played a slideshow of pictures that we compiled from the hospital before he was born up to 11 months. We played it on our tv and it was fun to see all of the memories on a big screen.

Our bug is 1 (now 13 months). He's always on the go; a ball of energy. Continues to be pretty calm and overall pretty happy. He is starting to use a few signs at the dinner table like "more" and "all done" but he hasn't gotten "please" down yet. He also has started to clap and picking up more and more playful antics. He has a subtle sense of humor that I've noticed throughout his life.
Loves:
Binky- whenever he spots one, he'll drop anything to go get it
Mom- if mom isn't in the front room sitting with him while he's playing, he's following her around the kitchen hanging onto her and wanting to be in her arms
Wood Blocks- he has just discovered the wood pile for our stove and will use them to build mini towers, he also likes to take them out and put them back in the box
Swaddle blanket- still loves to hold it next to his ear while he's toddling around (sometimes he'll do this with mom's clothes)
Dad's phone charger- he knows exactly where to find it, pulls it out of the outlet and walks around with it like he's pretty cool. You know what he's going for if he disappears into our room and turns left