Birthday Party!!

Well, the first birthday party has come and gone.  Thank you so much to everyone who sent happy birthday wishes to Avery.  I think that she had a great few days of celebration.  I still cannot believe my little princess is one year old, but it's starting to sink in!  She had so many people that love her celebrating her big milestone, it was so nice to have a house full of family!  Avery got quite a good mix of gifts too!  She got girly stuff, educational stuff, bath stuff and clothes.  We had great food, great company, and a perfectly wonderful, sunny fall day!  I really don't remember much of the actual party-it seemed like such a blur and went so fast for all that work and planning.  My sister-in-law, Jamie, said 'it's kind of like you're wedding, huh?' (she's mom to cousin Garrett, who had his first birthday 6 months ago).  I thought how right is that!!  Wedding days take a lot of work and planning and then they go so fast and end up being mostly a blur!  I never thought throwing a birthday party could be like a wedding, but oh yeah, it can!  Good thing we have lots of pictures and video of the all important first cake!  But really, it was such a great day!  Thank you to everyone that came and helped us celebrate Avery's 1st birthday!!  

                         Mom and Avery after the big bash!

  Avery's birthday balloons and sign outside for all to see!!

Avery in her birthday princess hat sitting on her princess chair (she was a little upset about the hat!)

The Princess cake!  The picture was wrong, but it tasted all the same-yummy!

                   Avery checking out her special cupcake

                    Yay, look I have frosting all over my hands!

           Taking Great Uncle Tom's cane (and him!) for a walk around the house

Cousin Garrett and Avery loving the foam numbers and letters she got:)

Opening her first Elmo toy-I know we have deprived her of the love of Elmo-but now she has this Elmo boom box and loves it so much!!

Avery's saying 'yay for Pooh bath toys' she especially loves the Piglet because it squirts water!

                                                Checking out Wacky Willie

                                                   Ooh...a princess cell phone!

            Fascinated by Lap and Learn dog...Avery likes to dance when it sings!

 

Video of the birthday cake!!