Birthday Photos Are Here!

July 26, 2012 by Courtney 13 Comments

My friend, Denise, is awesome! She’s my close friend who does all of Matthew’s photos (and you know I love photos) and she is VERY good to us! I can’t say enough nice things about her and her girls who have become the most special of special friends to us. Matthew and I went out for dinner with her and the girls last night and we all just had a ball. The girls love Matthew, and he loves them like he loves no other kids in the world! He knows that C and R are special 🙂

Denise photographed Matthew’s party for us – and she is a perfectionist who would not let me see the photos until they were done. I get that. I do 😉 But I have been dying with anticipation and the wait was worth it! Denise went above and beyond and put Matthew’s birthday party photos into a slide show so that everyone could see them… and it’s precious! She always picks the BEST music to go with the mood of the event!

Birthday Party!

To my surprise, she also made a slide show of Matthew’s first birthday photos. YAY!

The Big 1!

So there you have it – birthday #1 is officially in the books as we now count down the months to birthday #2. I already have the theme picked out 😉

Author: Courtney

Hi, there, I’m Courtney. I never planned to stay home with my kids, but I got sucked into motherhood when my first baby came into our lives after years of infertility and multiple rounds of IVF. His brother followed closely behind, something we didn’t plan on after having such a rough road with achieving parenthood the first time around. My boys are IVF cycle twins, conceived on the same day but born two years and one day apart (they were both transferred on the same day in October, but with two years between them). My boys are the best of friends and my husband is a terrific husband, father, and most importantly… friend. He fully supported my desire to stay home (“I just wanted it to be your idea and not mine, I totally want you to stay home and raise our kids!”) and encourages me in everything I do. I am a lover of projects, spreadsheets, fitness, healthy cooking and eating, crafts, selling my stuff on FB (HA!), and the outdoors. If I’m active, I’m pretty darn happy!

13 thoughts on “Birthday Photos Are Here!”

pourhouse
July 26, 2012 at 8:16 pm

GREAT pictures!

- Courtney
  July 27, 2012 at 8:22 am
  
  Thanks, Lady! Also, I saw your post and wanted to tell you that I AM EATING TOMATOES! Well… cherry tomatoes, but they count! LOVE THEM! Can you believe it?
  
  - pourhouse
    July 27, 2012 at 10:52 am
    
    I almost can’t, but I’m so glad you are enjoying them! Nothing beats a summer tomato.
  - Courtney
    July 27, 2012 at 12:31 pm
    
    They’re just cherry/grape tomatoes (is there a difference?), but I love them!
Elizabeth Baker
July 26, 2012 at 8:19 pm

Wow- so great!

- Courtney
  July 27, 2012 at 8:21 am
  
  Thanks!
  
Miss Mac
July 26, 2012 at 8:52 pm

Great pictures and what a great 1st b-day party- loved all the bright colors and decor!

- Courtney
  July 27, 2012 at 8:21 am
  
  Thanks! It was super fun!
  
Stephanie
July 27, 2012 at 8:00 am

Wow wow wow!!! I love the party pics and all the details, but the first birthday photos in the studio are so great! You have such a gorgeous family! How in the world are you going to choose which photos to get printed and put up in your house??

- Courtney
  July 27, 2012 at 8:21 am
  
  Thanks! I told B last night that we have serious decisions to make on the photos. He wants them all. So do I. I think we’ll be getting the huge photo book 😉
  
  - SRB
    July 27, 2012 at 10:24 am
    
    You have to get them AAAAAAALLLLLLL!
Jules
July 27, 2012 at 10:58 pm

I was planning the girls’ first birthday party in the hospital. Really, in the hospital! I also already know the theme for their second birthday 😉

Love the photos! Matthew is such a handsome little guy. I love how parents always seem to go with blue for the “cake to smash for photo ops” 😉 blue photographs well for that sort of thing, haha!

nobabyruth
July 30, 2012 at 3:32 am

Love all the pictures!! It looks like such a fun party, and I love that the theme was so unique! What are you thinking for #2??