Birthday fun, Hooray! Olivia is one!

I had the honor of photographing this little ‘deer’ at her 1st birthday party! Everyone was ‘fawning’ over Olivia on her special day. With ‘doe’ eyes like hers, it was impossible not to shower her with love! (Ok, I am done with the deer puns…I think?)

But seriously, how CUTE was the deer theme Chris & Erica chose for the party?! They nailed the details; from the Bambi book to the venison chili to the deer shaped sugar cookies. Chris was very proud of those cookies! He almost gave up on them though because multiple batches crumbled. So glad he persisted because they were delicious. And would you believe me if I told you they also made those gorgeous cakes themselves? Because they did. Watch out world, the V’s know how to throw down in the kitchen!

When it was time to blow out her candle, Livie was more interested in her snack than making a wish. So Perry Ann lost no time taking over. That’s what big sisters are for, right? Livie looked less than impressed with PA’s flawless candle blowing technique. But the rest of us thought it was an adorable, hilarious turn of events.

It took a bit of coaching & convincing for Olivia to dig in to her own personal cake. Perry Ann was close by and again, very willing to take over for little sister. But Olivia finally figured it out and wasted no time getting icing ALL over; fingers, face, hair, clothes. Wouldn’t be a proper birthday celebration otherwise!

But all of that icing didn’t stop us from loving on Olivia; it just made the kisses sweeter. It was so heartwarming to watch family & friends gather around in celebration of Olivia on her special day. No doubt this precious little one is ‘deerly’ loved!!