I had a wonderful first birthday! I woke up to a small celebration with mom and dad plus a couple of gifts...
Mommy and daddy had set up a lot of stuff at daddy's school, aka party headquarters, on Friday night but soon it was time for a nap so we could all get there early enough to finish up making the room look just perfect.
As you could have guessed, the theme was giraffes (aren't my invitations adorable!?) and I wanted to stay on theme, so I wore my giraffe leg warmers:
Here I am breaking the news to Violet that she isn't coming to the party...
Before we knew it, it was time to go to daddy's school...
Doesn't my seat (borrowed from Grandma's house) look so cute all decorated for my birthday!? My hat was cool but we're still finding pink feathers all over our house, a week later, and I didn't even keep the darn thing on my head very long! I didn't put my pin on until late in the party, and it kinda bugged me, but everyone knew I was the birthday girl anyway!
GranJan outdid herself with my cakes...giraffes! And tasty, too!
This little guy was just for me!!
I invited a lot of people to my party...hey, we have a big family! And have a lot of friends...I just had to celebrate with my best pals - CB, EJ & Lulu, Alli, Dominic, Reese!!
And so many people came to celebrate with me; it made me feel like the most special 1 year old in the world!!
All of my friends loved the gift mommy and daddy got for me...and I loved it, too!
A brand new car!!!! I loved being pushed around in it, I loved pushing it around myself, and I loved sharing it with my friends! I'm going to enjoy cruising down 27 in this bad boy!
After awhile of playing with my friends and getting some snacks, we watched a video mommy's friends Stacy and Nick made for me! Daddy's a bit of a crier, so of course he teared up...but everyone really enjoyed it! It definitely caught my attention...I just love seeing that "sweet little baby Lucy girl," as mommy would say. A whole movie all about me?! Lovin' it!
Soon, it was time for everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to me!
Everyone was waiting for a major smash fest and though I took my time, I don't think I disappointed. At first I was confused and didn't want much to do with it but mommy gave me my spoon and I started to get adventurous. I loved the icing, especially!
Next it was present time and I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and maybe a little sleepy, but I was also curious so I dug in with mommy...
I got some very exciting things - check out my new water table from Uncle Jason! - but I had some more exploring to do...did you know I am just the right height to stand under these tables? And did you know these table cloths come in very handy for a friendly game of peek-a-boo?
I finally left mom hanging and asked her to open the rest of my gifts for me and just tell me about them later...luckily silly daddy kept taking pics even after I had made my escape so I can look at those if I want to!
My great Auntie saw me sleepily wandering and scooped me up to give me a comfy nap...
It wasn't too long before I was back in action, though...time to play my new piano with cousin Alli!
I had such an amazing birthday...thanks to all who celebrated with me and made me feel so special!
*Many of these pictures were taken by the lovely and talented Stacy Stinebuck!*
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