Happy Birthday, Daniel!
May 24th was the 1st birthday of General Hospital And Rich and beautiful actress Ashley Jones and husband Joel Henricks‘ Son, who celebrated with his parents and his 5-year-old big brother Huck (Henricks’ son from a previous relationship).
The family of four celebrated on Sunday, June 11, with a jungle-themed “Wild One” soirée hosted by Good Carma Studio at Adams Garden indoor play area in Sherman Oaks, California.
“We wanted an environment where children of all ages could safely run around and play, but adults could still come and visit,” Jones, 40, tells PEOPLE. “We decided on a bright, cheerful indoor playground.”
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Catering for the event was provided by STONEFIRE Grill, who served rotisserie chicken, tri-tip steak, roasted arugula corn salad, breadsticks and pesto pasta salad, and chicken tenders and mac and cheese for the kids to nibble on amidst wildlife-themed table settings by The Bashful Rose.
“My friends sabrina_s “I decorated the venue with the most adorable animal-themed details, from the table settings to the dessert buffet,” says Jones. “It was truly perfect.”
In addition to the main meal, attendees ate animal and goldfish crackers from nesting bowls provided by Stephen Joseph Gifts and sipped on various flavors of beverages from a LaCroix sparkling water bar.
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Dressed in an adorable festive black and gold shirt from Fayfaire, the birthday girl received her very own cake from Polkatots Cupcakes – whose creatively designed dessert table also featured several wildlife-themed candies, chocolate-covered pretzels and rainbow-sprinkled Rice Krispies Treats.
Guests like Jones’ TV colleagues Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, Amy Davidson And Kimberly Brown brought their own little ones to ring in Hayden’s first year with ball pits, climbing on the jungle gym, and participating in various indoor games, including a mommy-and-me parachute game.
“It meant so much to us to have friends and family celebrate Hayden’s first birthday,” says the actress. “It was the sweetest, cutest day. Hayden even seemed to understand that people were singing to him. He looked so proud!”
Of course, no one left the festivities empty-handed! Guests took home goodie bags personalized with jungle tags from Mabel’s Labels and filled to the brim with Stephen Joseph water bottles and lunchbox sets, jungle plush toys, and bubble wands.
“I’m grateful we have this memory. The day was filled with joy,” says the PEOPLE blogger and proud mom. “Hayden’s brother Huck said it best on the way home: ‘I didn’t want the party to end. I wanted it to last forever.'”
