You Had a Birthday, Shout Hooray....

The girl turned one. What do you do with a one-year old on her birthday when it's rainy and freezing outside? We participated in several of her favorite pasttimes: we walked around the grocery store, so she could smile at everyone who came near and say "hhhhi!"; we let her sit in her big-girl (aka forward-facing) car seat; we sang "Happy Birthday" more times in one day than I think I ever have before; we had people over for her to play with, stare at, and jabber to; we let her dig into a super-sized piece of chocolate cake; and last, but not least, we spoiled the girl rotten. Below is the photographic evidence. Enjoy.


Don't you love cousin K's face in this photo?

A Day in the Life

How the girl likes to spend her days...



Reading books...even if they are upside down



Watching out the back window.....



Hangin' out with cousins...



Playing with her walking toy, although not necessarily walking behind it



Eating food. A talent she inherited from both sides of her family.