Owen's first birthday prep

I am not having a huge bash for Owen's first birthday but just a little party on our patio. The theme is blue and white and I have already got most of the decorations but this morning I had a go at tissue paper pompoms! With success! So we will have half a dozenish blue and white tissue paper pompoms,  a blue and white checked bunting, balloons, streamers and matching table decorations! I am very excited about it! Not only is it a celebration of Owen's first year, but also a celebration of me surviving!! It was certainly a hard slog at the beginning, but like everyone said it gets better!! And it does...I love being Owen's mum! (Luckily for him!)

This is where I got the instructions to make the pompoms http://imperfectlybeautifulms.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-make-tissue-paper-pom-poms.html