This week (Kaelyn's birthday week) has been so special! I've shed a few tears this week as I finished nursing our sweet baby for the last time, and Robbie and I have been elated (and a little sad) to watch Kaelyn take her first steps! She started walking on Tuesday (on her actual birthday) and has taken more and more steps each day. We officially have a walker, and it's so fun to watch her grow from our baby to our toddler. (see below for the video)
On Saturday we celebrated Kaelyn's 1st birthday with all of our wonderful friends and family at our house. The flower garden party was a big success! Thankfully the rain held off for a little while, so we could enjoy the back yard (even with the sweltering heat). We want to thank all of our friends and family for helping make this day so special for Kaelyn, Robbie and me. Thank you to everyone who made the trip in from out of town, and for those of you who took time out of your weekend to celebrate with us the first year of Kaelyn's life! We love you all and are so thankful to get to experience life with you!
Kaelyn got so many great new toys, books, and clothes and we've spent the rest of the weekend playing with all of them. She has been one tired little girl (a little over-stimulated), but we can't keep her from playing her heart out.
Kaelyn wasn't quite sure what to think of all the colorful packages!
Boy, was she in for a treat!
Some of the party decorations (the cake table)
Kaelyn's first birthday cake
This cake turned out much better than I expected!
I think I might have a second job as a cake decorator! (Just kidding)
Ready to dive in! She was really excited that everyone was singing to her!
Oh, our little danty girl!
We kept waiting on her to take a handful, but she was quite careful (at first).
Yum! Yum!
Thank goodness we stripped her down to her diaper because
we had cake in our hair, our ears, and more!
Some of the kids eating lunch in the backyard!
Ready, set, OPEN!
This gift was a very special treat created by our good friends, Laura and Angie!
I can't wait to hang it in her room! Thank you girls!
Having a blast with daddy!
I'm a little partial to this gift. These were my trainer skis when I was a young girl
and were passed down to my sister and brothers! Pop and KK (my parents) refinished and
painted them for Kaelyn (passing along to the next generation of skiers).
On the back of the skis, KK put the years we all learned to use them!
Kaelyn loves her Cozy Coupe car.
She likes to ride in it, push it, and stand next to it!
Mimi and PawPaw gave Kaelyn a Radio Flyer wagon (it's the cadillac of wagons).
Her passenger for this ride was her new friend, Elmo (thank you Grandad and Grandma).
The balls bouncer
This tunnel is taking up all the space in our gameroom! (Thank you Pop and KK)
It's a hit though and we look forward to watching Kaelyn figure her way in and out!
Late Saturday night, Kaelyn was winding down with the balloons and her cozy coupe!
After a good night's rest, Kaelyn tried out her skis on Sunday!
Looks like she's ready for the water! (coming soon)
After all our company had left, we took Kaelyn on a wagon ride!
She absolutely loves being pulled in her cadillac (oops I meant wagon).
1 comment:
Kaelyn's party looks like it went so well! Wish we could have been there to celebrate! That ladybug cake really did look professional too. I think I am going to do a ladybug theme for Harper's party so I might have to get some cake decorating tips from you! :) I can't believe Kaelyn is walking...go Kaelyn!!!
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