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It was monkey madness at the Dykes Family household last weekend as we celebrated Cole’s 1st birthday with a monkey themed party.  This was a bigger party for Cole and invited the rest of the family to help celebrate Cole’s big day.  I went a little bananas finding all things monkey and ended up buying everything you could think of online. 

I made Cole a personalized birthday banner using good old Martha Stewart tools and ideas. 

I decorated the tables with what else, monkeys, bananas and palm trees. 

I made favor paper bags that resembled monkeys. 

Cole even had a special monkey T-shirt….

With his name on the back.

The kids saw that we set up kiddie pools in the back yard and couldn’t hardly wait until they were finished eating so that they could splash in the pools.

We also laboriously filled 100 water balloons so that the kids could play a water balloon toss game.  They ended up just throwing them at the walls and plants and such.  Kids love water balloons.

Cole found one and it sprung a leak.

Nice water fountain Cole!

The kids were excited about what was next.  They had their bags ready for….

The pinata!!!  And what do you think it was?  That’s right.  A monkey of course.  The pinata was a pull string kind and ended up being a dud so Carson gladly volunteered to whack it with a broom stick. 

It was time for cake and Cole was ready in his high chair.  At first Cole was scared because everyone was staring at him waiting for him to do something.

But then he realized that big white thing was made of sugar!  He didn’t have any problems after that.

The day we celebrated Cole’s birthday happened to be on Yaya’s actual birthday.  We surprised her with a pink daisy cake.

You look fabulous Yaya in your pink boa, tiara, and flashing margarita eyeglasses.

What do you think the kids did after cake?  More pool time!  It was a great way to wash away all that cake from Cole’s little body.

It was time to open gifts and Grace taught Cole her special technique of ripping all the paper off as fast as you can.

By the end of the night we were all zonked.  Daddy was passed out early on the floor.

Grace found a perfect spot under the table.

Cole says quit monkeying around.  I’m outta here!

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