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We had a fabulous weekend celebrating Mazen! He surprisingly woke up at 3:30am on his birthday, so I actually got to watch the clock strike 3:38 – the exact moment of his birth. I sort of hope that’s the last time I am awake at that hour on his birthday : )

My parents came for the weekend, and we had fun on Friday eating pizza and salad at Fridays After Five and then spent Saturday getting ready for the party. Mazen invited his playmates (and their parents) over for burgers and cupcakes. I didn’t get photos of his friends for privacy’s sake, but it was fun to see our yard literally crawling with kiddos! Maze lit up when his dad carried his Sweethaus cake down the steps and then enjoyed not one but two mini cupcakes. He surprised us all by eating the cake part first and leaving the frosting for last!

Instead of being a teary day for me, Mazen’s first birthday was loads of fun. I hardly remember each month from the past year, but I am also really excited for the year to come!

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      • I agree! but now that my kids are entitled to choose their cake, vanilla is unfortunately not an option anymore…
        CHOCOLATECHOCOLATECHOCOLATECHOCLATECHOCOLATECHOCOLATE!
        Did I say chocolate? No way to compromise…
        So to make everyone happy I end up with two cakes 🙂

        Once more hyvää syntymäpäivää Mazenille! (Finnish)

        Ella

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  17. Happy Bday Mazen! Kath, it appears you guys can’t get enough of my brother’s beers. He used to be the brewer at Nimbus and Arizona and now he’s at Schlafly (their pumpkin is THE BEST). You guys have the brew connection! Thanks for the support.

    –Carey

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  20. What a beautiful party! Will you plan a party for my daughters? You looked beautiful in your party dress. Happy Birthday to Mazen 🙂

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  24. Happy birthday Mazen! I am absolutely in love with your dress. The colour/cut everything! It really suits you. As for Mazen, I swear he is looking more like Matt! Great to see you had a fabulous day

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  25. Happy birthday, Mazen! Looks like a great party. Two pictures jumped out at me … the one where the Fridays at Five ticket is in the foreground and he’s got that tough-guy look in the background is so cute. And his checked shirt brought back memories of my first sweet baby when he was one. Now he’s 10 … weep!

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  26. I’m sure this has been asked a million times but do you pronounce it “may-son” or “may-zen” (Y added for sound). I thought it was the Arabic name Mazen but from your mason jar theme it seems you may just have chosen to spell Mason differently?

    Looks like a very grown up party for a little guy. He’s such a cutie. Lots more exciting firsts ahead!

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  31. Did you order his onesie from Etsy? I’m trying to find a cute one for my little guy’s 1st birthday and I can’t find anything I love.

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  32. Wish you a very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY little guy! Kath, I soo remember last year this time, frantically checking your blog hoping for the appearance of the LO about whom we have been reading weekly updates throughout your pregnancy. And bam one fine day, there was the post which said ” When it rains it pours”!! There were happy tears in my eyes when I saw the baby’s first pics. And now here he is, all grown up and an year old already! He is such a sweet and cute baby! You have a great family Kath! Enjoyed going through the party pics. You look damn glowing and super happy.

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  33. oh this made me all teary eyed!! I have 4 year old that will be 5 next month (we’re having a Minnie party – cannot wait!) but I’m also due with # 2. I can’t believe I get to do this all over again!!! I LOVE planning/hosting birthday parties!

    Happy [belated] Birthday sweet boy!

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  36. Awww..Happy Birthday, Mazen! Wow….time flew by.

    He’s such a cutie! I love his red, white and blue checkered shirt. 🙂

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  38. I love love love the party theme, colors, and decorations! It all came together beautifully. Mazen looks adorable as ever and you looked gorgeous. Man, that cake and those mini cupcakes look divine! Happy belated first birthday, Mazen!

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  40. Awww man. So cute! He is going to grow up quite the food connoisseur I do believe! 🙂

    I think at my first birthday my mom said that I refused to eat the cake because it was too sweet. Lol.

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  41. Sensational looking cake!!! Did you make it!!??? Love your dress as well! Blue Mason jars look fantastic, beautiful pics and as always Mazen looks so CUTE! So many teeths! (Ye I meant to say teeths…it just sounds so much cuter 🙂 )

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  46. Happy Birthday Mazen! The party looks like a hit. I love the theme/ colors/ coordination of everything. Woah, and the cake?! Um, yum!! You always have the best style, Kath. 🙂 Never seen you look so happy than in these pictures. Absolutely glowing!

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  48. What a cute cake! Happy birthday Mazen! The first year is also a celebration for the parents…..that first year can be tough!

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  52. What a beautiful family! Congratulations. I can’t believe a year has passed; I remember eagerly awaiting news of Mazen’s arrival. I’ve enjoyed following the blog for the past 12+ months.

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  53. Happy Birthday to Mazen!! I absolutely adore the mason jar theme.

    Sweethaus cupcakes are the best. I didn’t know they made cakes too!

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  55. Looks like a super fun first birthday party with a delicious cake!

    Love! your dress – very cute on you, especially the colors 🙂

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  60. Happy First Birthday Mazen!! Looks like you all had a great weekend! After reading so much about the C’vill market. I came up on Saturday for it! It was so great. Thanks for sharing all your great days and life with us!

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  62. Thanks for sharing – I was looking forward to seeing how you guys celebrated Mazen! Getting to one is always so fun! 🙂

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  63. Kath you look absolutely amazing…you did NOT have a baby a year ago. Your family looks so happy and healthy. Wishing you guys many many more wonderful years. I remember when you were blogging and pregnant with him, and heck even way before that! Time has flown and I’m really happy to have been a follower of your posts for so long. Never stop blogging. 🙂 I have said it before but it deserves repeating, of what a great role model you are for a balanced healthy lifestyle.

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  65. Happy Birthday Mazen! I LOVE the Mazen jar theme 🙂 Also, the cake looks HUGE and delicious 🙂 We just celebrated our Little Gal’s 1 year birthday last week. I remember last year checking your blog after I got home from the hospital to see if we had birthday buddy babies! Congrats to you guys as 1 year is such a wonderful thing to celebrate with your little love.

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  66. Looks like a great time was had by all! I love the party decor, esp. the hanging paper lanterns & the mason jars.

    Mazen is an adorable birthday boy!!

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  67. I’d like to know the story of all those great mason jars; did you get them specifically for the party, or do you already have a collection?- are they old/antique or new, do you use them for food storage/canning, etc.

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    • Most of them are antique from my grandmother’s collection. My mom has given me more from her collection as well because I now collect blue glass. The bright blue ones are a reproduction – the Ball Heritage line – that I bought. Those are the only ones I use for food.

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  74. Omgshhh what a cuuuuuuuute and fun cake! I thought it was funny you put a mason jar because from the time I heard of his name that’s what popped into my mind! 😛 And I can’t believe it’s been a year…time seems to fly by even faster when there are children around.

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  76. Wow, Kath! You really did such a great job with the theme and colors! I love your dress! What a wonderful party you put together!

    This is unrelated and I hope you don’t mind me asking (I’m not sure who else would know) but I havent been following Peas and Thank You for a while but did she end her blogging career? Also, I couldn’t find her blog on FB either, did she remove it?

    Thanks!

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  77. I Have been following your blog since you announced you were pregnant, I can’t believe your little boy is a year old. He is so cute, Happy Birthday!!

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  79. Had to laugh when i saw the pic of kegs. Our lil man Cole
    turned 1 on Aug 17 an we had to support our wonderful
    Friends with an Olde Hickory keg of Death by Hops. Fun
    was had by all 🙂 Happy Birthday Mazen!

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  81. Happy Birthday Mazen!! So excited for you all 🙂 I remember reading your birth story last year, it’s been fun to see him grow this whole time and read about your experiences in motherhood!
    Love your dress too Kath!!

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  85. your baby is super cute, i mean, cuter than the average baby. i have a son myself and he is 3 now and those 2 years have flown by, enjoy every second!

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  86. I wish this post had been published two years ago! ..on my child’s first birthday I had a mishap with blue food coloring and I had a whole party of kids running around with blue tongues and blue clothes, smearing blue whipped cream everywhere and getting chased off the sofa by anxious moms!! Scary!!

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