Rubber Ducky Birthday Party

Today I hosted Olivia's first birthday party. It was supposed to be an outdoor pool party with a rubber ducky theme because I figured August would be summer in Kapuskasing. Unfortunately I was wrong and it's more like fall out there right now. However we had a blast inside instead. We moved the furniture around and set up Olivia's water table and duck pond in the bathroom. We used a tablecloth on the floor as a picnic area for the girls to sit and also had a coloration station for them to colour pictures of rubber duckies and draw whatever they would like. I think they had the most fun playing with the water table in the bathroom as most of them came back out soaked. We barbecued hotdogs and hamburgers and served watermelon, cookies in the shape of ducks, cream cheese and jam tortilla pinwheels, sherbet punch, and of course the cake! After eating the girls went fishing for their rubber duckies in the bathtub and received prizes that corresponded to the duck they caught. Then it was time for presents which were enjoyed by all. Olivia had help from her friends opening her gifts and was too distracted by the awesome presents to finish opening all of them. Olivia looked a little weirded out by the cake and people singing happy birthday to her yet again (we did this all last week on her actual birthday) but she really enjoyed cramming cake into her mouth and smearing it on her outfit. The girls played with the balloons for a bit, received a loot bag and then went home happy and full of good food. I was so relieved that everything went so well and I was especially happy that my little girl had a good time. I've never seen her eat so much! I think she knew it was a special occassion. We had 5 party guests ranging from 5 months to 4 years and each had fun in her own way I think. It really wasn't as stressful as I thought it might have been even though the cake did give me a little trouble. I'm glad it's over though. Now I have to worry about next year...I'm thinking Backyardigans theme?