My baby Sam turns ONE on Thursday! We celebrated with a Dr. Seuss party at my parents' house in Ohio last weekend.
Look at the invitations my friend Hope made! Aren't they the cutest things ever? George and I spent the better part of an evening struggling to create the rhyming verse. Then, in about 5 mintues flat, Hope had the invitation done. I took the file to Kinko's the next day and had custom invitations in 15 minutes. Yay! Thank you Hope!
**Edited: It's been a year and a half since this post, and Hope and I continue to get emails almost weekly asking if we can re-make a similar invitation. Please do not contact us regarding these invitations. The images are Dr. Seuss copyrighted and cannot be sold. These were made as a gift, free of charge. Thank you for understanding.
As you can see, it was all very Seuss-y. We made Green Eggs.
And ham. {though not green.....I didn't think that would go over too well.}
I didn't go too crazy with decorations but there were fun Dr. Seuss things here and there.
And a Cat in the Hat cake!
Sam loved his cake and cried when we finally decided to take it away. {this was after he ate a LOT of cake}. He's got a sweet tooth like his mama, it seems.
I cut out and glued the felt number "1" on this hat, which Geoge pointed out looks more gangster than Seuss. Now that I look at it.....maybe he's right. {laughing}
The original Sam I Am was there too.
I'm actually sad that he's already a year old. Where does the time go? It feels like I just came home from the hospital with him, and now here he is a whole year later smashing cake all over his soft little face. Still my baby, just bigger.
Happy Birthday my sweet Sam!
What a precious little on you have and a very Happy Birthday to him. I sigh to think that you think time is flying by and he is only one, my son is 27, and think he should just be turning one. Enjoy him!
Posted by: Miss Sandy | October 29, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Happy Birthday Big Boy!So Precious, your Blessed...
Posted by: jamie | October 29, 2008 at 09:33 PM
BEFORE I READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH I WAS THINKING"HOW CAN THIS BABY BE ONE ALREADY."GREAT POST AND PARTY..THE CLEAVERNESS MUST RUN IN THE FAMILY..VAL
Posted by: VAL | October 29, 2008 at 10:01 PM
oh how cute this birthday be, for SAM dear boy one is HE!!
thought I would give a dr seuss impersonation in honor of the birthday boy! What a cutie patootie!
xoxo, Tiffany
Posted by: tiffany~shabby scraps | October 30, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Sam is adorable! And what a fun Birthday theme, everything is so cute!
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy | October 30, 2008 at 01:02 AM
...time to have another!
Posted by: Lisa | October 30, 2008 at 08:24 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!!!!!
Posted by: Shana | October 30, 2008 at 10:51 AM
aww!!! Happy belated bday to sweet sam!!! Such a cute party Andrea!!! He will look back and cherish those photos!! sooo sweet!! I hope you have an amazing day sweets! xo Britt :-)
Posted by: britt-sparkledvintagecharm | October 30, 2008 at 01:09 PM
Happy Birthday Sam!
looks like a great party.
Posted by: karin | October 30, 2008 at 02:48 PM
What a cutie pie! And how thoughtful and creative - I love it!
Posted by: Jersey Girl in DC | October 30, 2008 at 03:18 PM
Oh! Andrea...that Sam is just the most precious little one year old...ever! I love his party theme...I love his name...I love how you used bits and pieces of the Dr. Seuss theme throughout AND his cake and invitation were the cutest! What a marvelous day for such a loving family!
Dr. Seuss was THE stories to read to my kiddos when they were little...I still remember my baby (who by the way turns 26 on Nov. 21st) loving Green Eggs and Ham! I loved reading it to both my children maybe even more than they did! We read them all and I still have each one of those slightly tattered books...dreaming of the day I can read them to any grandchild we may be blessed with...btw...I want my daughter to have a son and name him Samuel...I've ALWAYS loved that name...plus her husbands name is Nathaniel...and they will share the same middle name...so I thought those two names went splendid together...not to mention her name is Jacquelyn...so I just think she needs a Samuel! Hmmmm...wonder why she doesn't give me the ok to name her children...I will never know!
Happy Birthday, Sam...I can not believe you are already a year old. You are one special young man...and so is your big brother Mario!
Blessings...
Teresa
Posted by: Teresa | October 30, 2008 at 04:35 PM
Absolutly adorable ...both the party and especially Sam! Happy Birthday Sam!
Posted by: Alice | October 30, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Looks Delicious!! Oh..... and the food looks good too! What a yummy baby! I could just eat him up!!
Posted by: Deb Hodge | October 30, 2008 at 07:45 PM
wow that year went very fast!!! happy birthday to sam!!! what a sweet party!
Posted by: stacy | October 30, 2008 at 09:34 PM
OMG! 1 is so big!! How can I keep my twins at 3 months?
Posted by: Vicki | October 30, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Happy Birthday Sam! He's a sweetie, love the name Sam. what a fabulous party! that old saying "they grow up so fast" is so true but every season is such a wonder and blessing to savour. God bless, Laura
Posted by: Laura | October 31, 2008 at 02:43 AM
One already?! Time really does fly...
What a wonderful theme! I bet everyone enjoyed the party! Love the pics, he is a beautiful child!!
Posted by: Amy | October 31, 2008 at 07:27 AM
He is your baby but I too am stunned that he is a year old. Wow...we blinked and zap, a year has passed! The party was precious just as he is (the 1 is NOT gangster!). HB, Sam, and bless you sweet Andrea for making such a fun birthday for all your family!
Posted by: Debe | November 01, 2008 at 12:07 AM
love, love the green eggs!
Posted by: lucinda | November 01, 2008 at 10:29 AM
We also did a Dr. Seuss theme, only for our son's second birthday. I loved planning it! We made a Dr. Seuss hat cake 4 layers high frosted white and red, did the green eggs, fish crackers, ham, made our own invitations. It was SO fun coming up with a rhyme! :-)
Posted by: Farrah | November 02, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Everything looks grand! They do grow up so quickly, but you'll always have great memories no matter what. My two boys are 34 and 28 now and I still feel 25! We Italian mama's get very sentimental, don't we? lol
From one Andrea to another
Posted by: Andrea | December 01, 2008 at 08:19 PM
what a cute party. GREAT job!
Posted by: Natalie | March 02, 2009 at 02:19 AM
This is the cutest idea I've seen yet for my son's 1st birthday party I'm planning? If you don't mind sharing the info, how did you make the invites??
Posted by: Wendy Gallacher | November 02, 2009 at 02:08 PM
I'm thrilled to have found your blog. I'm starting to plan our daughter's first Birthday and being that her nursery is Dr. Seuss theme....her party will be as well!!! I actually wanted to make 'green deviled eggs' and to have found someone who has - awesome!! :) My husband and I were just talking about how we are going to get the yolk to be green. WE'll use food coloring, just trying to figure out the right combination to get that 'perfect green'. Could you please tell us a bit about how you achieved that coloring? Thanks so much!
Posted by: Brandy | December 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM
HI
I am planning a Dr Suess birthday for my lil boy whose turning one in April!! I would love to know how Hope made the invitations?? What program u used or what? Its super hard to find supplies for Dr Suess themed items. Where did you find yours....if you don't mind sharing??
Michelle Jones
Posted by: Michelle Jones | January 20, 2010 at 05:53 PM