theBumbleBreediaries: Baby girl turned 1!

SIGH! I know I keep saying this over and over but seriously, "where did the time go?!" It only seemed like yesterday I was waddling around the pumpkin patch with Brayden, sad, because I knew I was unable to get on the hay ride with him since I was 9 months pregnant. Here we are, that time of year again, but this time we'll have a new family member to bring along : ) That family member is now 1 years. old.
For months I went back and forth as to how I wanted to celebrate Bree's first birthday; a fun, kids-related party for all her kiddo friends or give into my parents who wanted to host a traditional Chinese dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant. The latter won. When B turned 1 they hosted a dinner for him so they were adamant on being fair and wanted to do one for her too. I agreed only because I felt that she probably wouldn't remember much anyway.
On the menu? Fried rice, seafood fish maw soup (sounds gross but so so good!) lobster on a bed of noodles, abalone with mushrooms and greens, a steamed chicken plate, deep fried fish, honey walnut shrimp, some sort of deer in a pot thing (lol) and honestly, I think 2 other dishes I can't quite remember at this point.

Theme wise, I didn't have much space to decorate and such but I did try to stick with a Bee motif. I ordered some cookies as party favors from Blue Ribbon Bakery which turned out so beautifully. They were so pretty it was almost hard giving them out for people to eat! I gave the owner, Dana a few pictures I found online and asked her to stick to a yellow and gray theme. Here are some pics of the final result...

Seriously, check out the detail!