This year's theme was, forgive me for using this word...cheesy. However, seeing as he's only one we felt it was OK. We're really happy with the way it turned out, despite the work it took. The theme...
Presents
I was always planning on cupcakes, but after we picked a theme I thought of this. Cute huh? For those of you who are lame...it's a ferris wheel.
This was one of our three rides. The Octo-Whirl. The kids loved it!
Aww yes. The artwork. After clearing Grandpa's walls and hanging up butcher paper, Sterling went around and decorated with crayon. A last minute idea was to throw in a hint of Noah's Ark, hence the water.
Here is one of our three games. The Rubberband Range. You had to shoot the targets with rubberband guns. After playing each game, the kids got tokens to ride the rides.
The second game was the Bottle Bash. Here's uncle Brad "helping" Elijah. lol.
Our third game was Ring Fling. Here's Robert and Marcus. Marcus made the ring in his hand. It hit about three feet up on the blinds and fell perfectly around a pin. Mad skills.
The big black box is another ride. The Space Mission. 
Here's a shot of the inside. Sterling built a rocket around a bouncy horse, out of cardboard and duck tape. It sat right in front of the huge tv and the kids got to bounce around on their spaceship blowing up stuff. We even fastened flashlights on the handles so it lit up when they fired. What they didn't know was that my brother Chris was hiding in the corner, watching their every move and playing the game accordingly. It was super cool. Pictured below is Cole.
The rocket.
Our last ride...
This also was a big hit. Towards the end of the party Cole ran and jumped down this slide on his butt. Few things in this world go faster than he did down that slide. It was hilarious, and inspiring. I tried it later. The outcome, not as painless as Coles. Sterling caught Cole at the bottom by chance. Nobody caught me. A few bruises and rugburns, accompanied by some instant backpain...I'd still do it again.
Birthday pic, a photo album of his first year, his hand print, and some note cards for guests to write messages/memories on for a time capsule I'm preparing.
More artwork.
Some of the guests. L-R, Marcus, Elijah, Hayden, Allen, Cole, Alanna, Brigham. (Noah was sleeping)
A tour of the party...
A random picture from a few days before.
