Last weekend we celebrated Eli's 1st birthday Southern style. I made a Southern inspired meal and we had some close friends over for lunch.
Eli had some sense that something different was happening but of course he had no idea it was his birthday, or even what a birthday is! That didn't stop him from enjoying his birthday meal which was BBQ chicken, mac and cheese, creamed corn, biscuits and sweet ice tea.
He ripped up his birthday sign I made for him but I don't think that reflected how he felt about his birthday.
But I think most of all he enjoyed his first bite of sweetness. I made special cupcakes and after initially throwing his on the floor, Eli tasted the buttercream and the rest was history.
Eli opened his first birthday presents which included toy guitar, a Ghanaian shirt and short outfit and a little cart and horse toy.
It was a wonderful day and we'll definitely have great memories from it.
Since we missed all that, we're going to have a U.S birthday party when Eli is back in Athens.
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