Down on Old Shell

February 15, 2012

HG's First Birthday!

The story here is short and sweet - HG celebrated her first birthday in the same room where mommy put on her wedding dress. :)

She was surrounded by over 40 friends and family members... it couldn't have been a more fun party! Thanks to all who all who helped make it so special. Now, without further ado... PICTURES!

The beautiful one year old in her special birthday dress

Helping mommy decorate her high chair

pb&j lunch with goldfish and animal crackers

She sees the cake coming....

why is everyone staring at me and singing???

totally freaked out from the singing of the birthday song

the birthday girl was quite upset by the end of the song

but once she realized the cake was hers to play with....

...and that she could even eat it...

...she really started having fun!

a quick intermission to wash off the cake

then it's time for presents!

all the presents were wonderful...

...but she especially loved all the tissue paper

Happy Birthday to our sweet Hannah Grace!!

Want to see pictures of all of her friends that came to the party? Well, I'll tackle uploading pictures of all those cuties in the next post.

Oh, and did I mention, she started walking today?? :) There's no rest for the weary... the change keeps coming. Mommy and daddy are so proud of her!! Videos coming soon...

Christmas catch-up

Whew! We've had a busy time celebrating the new ONE year old in our house... and doing the not-so-fun stuff that goes along with it like getting shots and ditching the bottle. The good news is, the party was great (pics coming soon) and HG is so close to walking we can't stand it! She's taken a few steps on her own here and there, but we know she's going to take off ANY day now!

But... the present must wait so that we can finish catching up with the last main event of the past... Christmas!!

We had so much fun spending the Christmas holiday as a family of three! And the best way to convey it.... through pictures of course! HG got to be quite a pro at unwrapping presents and looking cute in all of her many Christmas outfits. Well, I'll be honest, it wasn't quite ALL happy times... you'll see what I'm talking about a few pictures in..... Enjoy!

PICKING OUT OUR CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE SNOWMAN PLACE