Party Party Party!!!

Rather than having a big birthday party with a lot of our friends, for Layton’s first birthday we decided to just have a small family birthday party. Nana, Grandpa, Grandma, Papa, Maren, and Chloe came over to party with us.

I fixed dinner. Roast chicken, yeast rolls, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, and what seemed to be the hit of the dinner a fresh veggie salad.

It was the simplest dish I fixed but also the tastiest. Just throw a bunch of chopped fresh veggies in a bowl ( I used broccoli, green onions, red pepper, carrots, and cucumber) and then coat it with a vinaigrette dressing (I used Kraft Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette). Simple but delicious.

After dinner Layton opened his presents. Well, he opened his presents when Dallin would allow him to. I think Dallin was more into the party than Layton was. We had to force Dallin to stop opening the presents and let Layton do some of the ripping.

Layton (or maybe it was me:)) was so happy about all of the clothes that he received. It was great!

Layton actually climbed on top of present from us to open it. That’s Layton for ya!

Then of course there was the cake. Please don’t make fun of the awful lettering. I’ve never been good at that. Just know that it was delicious! I’ll be posting the recipe tomorrow.

All in all, Layton had a wonderful birthday. We love him so very much. And if you are wondering why he is wearing his pjs at his birthday party, he got a little carried away with the cake so we had to dunk him in the bathtub before he could play with his new toys.