Well, her birth certificate and some very vivid labor memories would testify to the fact that she is, indeed, a full year old, so I decided to accept it and allow her to have a birthday party.
We started off with some lunch...
(The beer is Todd's and not a child's, just to clarify for all of you who assumed otherwise.)
… and then Lissy Lou got her first experience with a birthday cake. My mom decorated it like a unicorn and it was FLAME. Like, seriously. How adorable is this?!
She wasn't sure what she thought about it right at first...
…and the ice cream was a little cold...
…but she was eventually convinced and started shoving it in her mouth with both hands.
After cake came PRESENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The kids were all so sweet and got their own gifts for her. Penelope bought her a dress, Finneas got her the cutest swimsuit EVER, Laurelai got her some goldfish crackers and a baby doll (which is now Callista's new BFF), and Atticus made her a couple of clothespin dolls.
And this photo cracks me up. For anyone out there who has had a hard time seeing the resemblance between us, I present you with evidence we're related:
I hand-dyed a muslin blanket for her to match her new room...
…and the presence of my sister's dog May was a present in itself. (Although, I'm not sure May was all that thrilled.)
And with that, the celebrations are over and she has been duly ushered from babyhood into the realm of the Big Kids!
1 comment :
the ice cream was cold, but she warmed up to it.
dad jokes.
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