First birthday party planning is my jam. I love coming up with a theme, piecing together the details, and making sure the day is super special for my little guest of honor. Party food, however, is not my jam. Basically the opposite. Just the thought of having to feed more than my immediate family is enough to make me break out in hives. Sooooo when I came across a theme on Pinterest that called for food like hotdogs, s’mores and trail mix…I knew it was the one. And so, Camp Nash was born.
The day before the party was my parents’ annual fall party, complete with bounce houses, hayrides, and ponies. Yep, it’s going to need it’s own post! Well about halfway through the night my dad said, “hey why don’t you just have Nash’s party here? Everything’s already setup and I don’t have to return the bounce house until Monday.” As crazy as it sounded, I looked around and saw how much fun everyone was having–and we decided to go for it. I contacted all of the guests and officially moved the party from our backyard to my mom and dad’s! It was the perfect setting for Camp Nash…
Thank goodness for Pink Antlers Studio. Morgan, my go-to for banners and party decor, is responsible for all of the banners, including this cake topper…
The s’mores on a stick were a big hit amongst the kids–big and small 😉
This old shutter is one of three that we used at our wedding almost 6 years ago! I found them at an estate sale and I thought they’d be the perfect way to display Nash’s month-to-month transformation.
Give me all the stumps…
And one quick family pic before the guests arrived!
He didn’t care that it was his birthday, he was just happy to be snackin’ on a hotdog and sitting with the big kids! Speaking of presents, maybe someone should’ve gotten him a new sippy cup. #secondkidproblems
And this is the point where the pictures get significantly better…because my sweet friend and neighbor, Sarah, is a great photog! It was so nice to have someone else behind the camera so I could focus on the smash cake madness.
One friend told me this was the best smash cake performance she’d seen….and I couldn’t agree more 🙂
Who needs hands? This is right at mouth-level!
Back off people–this is my cake…and it’s gooooood!
Smash cake success!!!!
After we cleaned up the icing monster, it was hayride time.
This face says it all…
Even though Nash is too young to understand all the birthday hoopla now, I hope that he’ll look back at these pictures someday and understand how perfectly awesome this day was. The weather was gorgeous, friends and family were there, and he had more sugar in two hours than he’d had in his entire life. A good day, indeed!
Happy Birthday, little camper 🙂
Looks perfectly awesome for certain! I adore it. Bonus bounce house too. Hot dogs and smores…can't go wrong, and the smash cake pics are my fave!
This is perfection!!!! Love every detail!
Love it all! Perfect first bday party! Reid's is in 2 weeks- I can't even believe it!
What an AWESOME Birthday! You did so great planning all of that. I love all the details and the entire family's outfits!!! You are a great Mommy Vanessa!!! Love this.
So fun!! I love that you moved it and it STILL looked amazing!!
Oh my gosh – it's perfection!!! The theme, the food, the BOUNCE HOUSE!!
And that cake smash – epic!
So could you possibly plan Rex's bc the thought of planning ANY type of party breaks me out in hives 🙂 Oh and could you also go ahead a decorate my house while your at it, too?! I could keep you very busy- ha.
Such a fun party! I want a s'more on a stick now. For not liking to do foods, your spread looks amazing! Happy 1st Nash!
Awesome party! I'm hungry for a hot dog & s'more now! Happy Birthday, Nash!
I love it!! Great theme and I love how simple and kid friendly the food was! That's kinda why I picked a Circus theme for Owen's first birthday too! We did pizza and popcorn 🙂
I love it!! Great theme and I love how simple and kid friendly the food was! That's kinda why I picked a Circus theme for Owen's first birthday too! We did pizza and popcorn 🙂
He did a awesome job at his smash cake. What a great theme idea!
This is seriously the CUTEST!!! I LOVE the theme. If I did this for Mason's birthday, he'd be in heaven! Hot dogs and smores are his favorite! Looks like the perfect way to celebrate your one year old!
What a cute theme and gorgeous party x
This party was beyond amazing and your parents yard made it even more perfect! Everything was so cute, including the birthday boy himself! Glad we got to be part of it! And your pictures are no worse than mine! I'm hiring you to take pictures at my next kid's 1st birthday. 🙂
I love everything about this! The theme & all the details are perfect! I am not the best at bringing my visions to life, but you did it wonderfully!
This is such an adorable theme! So cute!
Well this is just too dang cute! I was planning a camping theme for Rae's 3rd! So don't be surprised if you see some similar food options 😉
I missed this on my blogging break and Friend, how stinkin adorable is this! Exactly why I picked the “camping theme” party, too! Easy food!! Whoo hoo! Seriously this is so super cute. I love Nash eating his smash cake!!!