Thursday, January 19, 2012

party down


We celebrated our sweet girl's first birthday on January 14.
  

The theme was owls. And pink. 


Little buddies. Wy (left) is just seven weeks younger than the birthday girl. 
Our goddaughter L is in the middle. 

 Loves her Grandpa Dean!

Everyone watching the cupcake festivities.

What on earth is this? 
 

Hm...


Somehow I missed getting a photo of the point when she ripped the cupcake in two, kept a half in each hand, and took alternating bites from one hand, then the next.


Presents!



 We had a fantastic day surrounded by love. 
The perfect way to celebrate a wonderful, blessed first year.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

granite city


 We went on a semi-impromptu late-night group date
to one of my very favorite restaurants: Granite City. Yum!


We have such fun friends...


Friday, January 6, 2012

one year young.


We lost our camera charger for a long while, so we were unable to upload the 11-month photos. Or any other items of interest. We found it last night. (Shwew! Just in the nick of time!) I'll add more posts soon. 

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Happy birthday, Darling Girl! 



Our Sweets turned one year old today.

It's absolutely incredible to think that already a year ago...I experienced the most amazing thing ever.
And already a year ago...our lives changed. For the better. Forever.
I've tried not to think about it too much today. 
I can go from zero to bursting into tears of thankfulness and joy in no time flat.

The party is happening next weekend, so we just had a small outing as a trio tonight.

"I love this place!"

 E was so focused on all the other kids, and that gave us the perfect angle to capture her little Sally Brown curl. (In this photo, it's to the left). Click here to see the resemblance.

Loving some pat-a-cake!

Now for the real cake.
She dipped a fingertip in it before I returned it to safety. 
The real mess will happen next week.

First bite. Yum!

And here's what happened as soon as R grabbed the plate so he could have a quick bite.

We got home just in time for bed, 
but I couldn't call it a day without trying to get some photos with the hat.
It was not a hit.

(For those who have asked to see the nursery, there's an accidental shot of the decal on the wall.)


  Happy first You Day to the world's most lovely girl!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

twelve days of creativity

My husband is the most creative person I know. 
One day, I came home from work to find a cute little composite on the mirror.
David Cassidy hanging out on some sort of shrub. 
(A Partridge in a pear tree.) 
He revealed one more each day until I had the full set.

Here are all 12 Days of Christmas: 


 A Partridge in a Pear Tree

2 Turtle Doves

3 French Hens

4 Calling Birds

5 Golden Rings

6 Geese-a-Laying

7 Swans-a-Swimming

8 Maids-a-Milking

9 Ladies Dancing

10 Lords-a-Leaping

11 Pipers Piping

12 Drummers Drumming