Our First Anniversary Event was located at Topsfield's Bagel Bin and Deli. The rainy afternoon didn't dampen the celebration as many young families gathered to watch the adorable one-year-olds kick off our event. 

Dressed all in white onesies, our barefooted, brave one-year-olds were:

Abby Newton's son, Finnian - "Finn" Illo

Jess Brown's daughter, Maya 

Laura Kirkpatrick's daughter, Clare 

Kristen Abreau's son, Levi 

Lauren Sullivan's son, Orion.

Denise Despres, Stroll's photographer, was on the floor ready to shoot these little ones and captured great smiles and funny expressions!

Baby Finn became adventurous and took a handful of cake, parents encouraged their little ones to try it. After Finn broke the ice, the cake smash began in full swing! The party hats topped off the fun, including face painting, which was available for the siblings of the show's stars!

Hans and his team provided chicken fingers, fries, grilled chicken and vegetables, rice, macaroni and cheese, and a Caesar salad buffet. Maria helped serve, and both were attentive to our Topsfield patrons, helping to make the event successful. 

Restaurant Reviews came in with all 5 Stars for the Bagel Bin's feedback. The 5 Star Ratings categories were Food, Atmosphere, Cleanliness, Service, Value, and Overall.

* How did you enjoy the food? "All dishes were at the perfect temperature and delicious", "Yummy", "It was excellent! We love Bagel Bin, and we are here almost every weekend!"

* Favorite Dishes: chicken and grilled vegetables, Caesar salad and chicken, pasta, rice veggies, and fries.

* Will you come back? All said "Yes"

* Would you recommend it to a friend? All said "Yes"

* Comments: "The staff is so friendly and our kids love coming here", "Wonderful food and servers"

Topsfield's Administrator, Kevin Harutunian, Topsfield's Select Board, Michelle Mercier, and Maureen, owner of The Perfectly Imperfect Gift Shop came to congratulate Stroll Topsfield's Publisher and team. 

Stroll business sponsor Pete Conway, owner of The Bike Education Institute for Pirates, came with his family. Peter's story was in the June issue. 

Brad Small, owner of Solomon Private Wealth (Sponsor Spotlight in May), joined the Topsfield residents and families. In addition, our magazine Sponsor, Mahshid Mirghassemi DDS, and long-time resident of Topsfield stopped by to visit.

Topsfield Bakeshop donated the delicious vanilla cake with the Stroll logo color for #1. 

Tom Capano of Fresh Look Designs donated the gorgeous bouquet that Cindy gifted to Maria for her hard work and consistent, amazing service to patrons of Topsfield. 

John, owner of Topsfield's Lela's Variety, donated the bubbly for our champagne toast and non-alcoholic drinks. The kids loved the sparkling cider! 

Hearts n Flowers owner Linda Marie stopped in to decorate with balloons and set up the #1 balloon tower with green and gold balloons. 

Winfrey's donated chocolate goodies for the kids. 

Resident Darlene Vella, owner of Cookizzaparlor, made delicious warm chocolate cookies for dessert! 

Raffle gifts were donated by our amazing sponsors including bike lessons from Pete Conway, karate workout swag, and a karate gym trial, as well as a full birthday party from Master O Karate, Gift cards from Bagel Bin and Deli, gift cards from Heart n Flowers, gift cards from Essex Co-op, and teaCamilla donated a gift box of various teas and gifts. Winners were mostly present however some had their winning gifts hand-delivered by our Publisher, Cindy, during the weekend. 

A warm thank you to all for helping with Stroll Topsfield and contributing to a year full of success by sharing stories and helping small businesses! We appreciate our families and businesses for making our community special and supporting one another! It would be great if our amazing sponsors heard from you. Thank them with a call or an actual "thank you card" for supporting our community magazine. When the need arises I trust you will call for their services!  I have interviewed each one and they are excellent in what they do! Ben and I are very pleased with the services we have received and others who validate the same!