Fitting, don’t you think?!

God gave Sweet Pea the ability to genuinely smile from a very early age.

I think she was about 3 weeks old when we started seeing her smiles. And as she has gotten older, her smiles have just gotten bigger and sweeter.

God knew this Mama needed to see those smiles so early on.

Her first two months were rather difficult as we tried to figure out what would best help her comfort level with all her stomach troubles.

I can remember her writing in pain while having a “spell” and then moments after, she would give me the sweetest smiles I had ever seen.

Those smiles brought hope.

In those early days, it was hard to picture Sweet Pea as being anything other than a poor little baby suffering and in pain multiple times throughout the day as her body processed the drugs that had been in her system.

But her smiles reminded me there was a precious little baby behind all those tummy troubles and, one day, her troubles would pass and be no more.

As I thought of a theme for Sweet Pea’s first birthday party, I sort of jokingly said, How about smiley faces?! and I soon realized that while it’s certainly not a typical first birthday party theme, it fits Sweet Pea perfectly.

And so Smiley Faces it is!

I am loving this theme! It is so simple (and cheap) to pull off, yet so cute.

And, best yet, I am recycling some of Little Bug’s Minnie Mouse décor – which cuts my costs even further!

You’ll have to wait to see the rest of the décor until after the party on August 11th!

- Elaine