One Lucky Duck - Rubber Ducky Themed First Birthday Party

I just loved the simple, low-key, less traditional way that we celebrated Noah's first birthday last year!
He was born on May 13th which was a Wednesday, but thanks to leap year the big ONE fell on Friday the 13th...
And I'm kind of a superstitious person!
But I like to think that Noah has the lucky side of the number 13. I guess you could call him a lucky duck. So, hence the theme...Noah is ONE lucky duck.

And ducks are also pretty cute. Plus he could say "duck" (and nope, it didn't even sound like a cuss word lol) by his first birthday. Nothing could have been sweeter. Except cake. All over my child. And myself!
Seriously though, I was covered in blue frosting and it turned my skin blue for days. I might have had more on me than he had on himself. It was very special to have our photographer come to our home and set up the photoshoot. It was just myself and DG with him and it was a rainy day so I was glad we hadn't planned anything for outdoors.

The cake design was straight from Pinterest but I just loved those bubbles. And yes, we saved the ducky topper. Who doesn't love a topper that become a toy after the cake has been eaten? I won't lie, Noah was so gentle with his smash cake that I stuck some fresh frosting on and served it up for us to enjoy along with the cupcakes that I had ordered to accompany it.

Decent, right? And of course we sang "Happy Birthday" and let him make his wish when we celebrated later on.

The cupcakes and coordinating tableware just made it extra special. Simply because we weren't entertaining party guests didn't mean I couldn't have fun with theming. It was a nice change to have all the fun of planning a tiny party without the stress of the big party! :)

I made these cute party hats with plain paper hats, pom poms, and ribbon. I also made a special one for Noah which he refused to wear. It had the number 1 on it and matching polka dot fabric.

Here's a good picture with his high chair stripped down to prevent staining the cover! That frosting was intense!! Btw, the pinwheels on the banners are just so whimsical...I found them at Michael's and could not resist.

I love the light aqua, navy, and yellow together in the color scheme. I also was able to work some little anchors and polka dots in there which were just these very subtle touches that added a layer of unique detail.

I searched high and low for ducks of all kinds but Amazon had the best price and selection. I ended up buying a second big rubber duck for bath time because it floats and doesn't have anywhere for water to get inside. No more squeezing to avoid moldy bath toys.

The little rubber duckies made for cute table decorations and friends in the bath tub. And you could always hot glue the opening closed I suppose! They would make a very sweet favor to take home as well, but they also dress up the table perfectly.

I loved celebrating Noah's birthday with a fun theme for the party planner in me but without all of the hassle! Of course, for his second birthday we are making up for it by having the party at a zoo so be prepared for that blog post. ;) I just can't help myself - I love a good party!