Happy Birthday!

Well, little girl!! You are the big 0-1 today!!!! Can you believe it? A year ago today we were holding you for the first time. It is 8:00 right now, at 8:00 p.m. last year you Aunt Melisa, Uncle Grant, Grandma, Grandpa, Cousin Naomi, Uncle Andrew, Papa, and Mimi were visiting us in the hospital and we were all watching the KU game. I assume KU won that night, but I don't remember, I was too busy holding you and being in love! :)

Here is how your first birthday went!

We woke up at 6:15. Jenna N had to be to work early so we had to make sure we left a little before 7! We headed out at 7 and you slept on your way to Jodi's. You then spent your day at Jodi's. You had a fine time. You and your friends enjoyed the cookies you made!

When we got home we played a little inside. Then your grandma and grandpa called to sing happy birthday. You got tons of texts and facebook messages from your family too!

While I was cooking dinner I ate half of one of your cookies and I offered you the other half. You were eating goldfish crackers, you immediately dropped all of your goldfishes, took the fishes out of your mouth, and grabbed that cookie! You were so excited!

Then we had macaroni and veggies for dinner! You LOVED it! You ate more mac n' cheese than I did!

It was a beautiful 55 degrees today! So after dinner we went outside to play. I got out your new car, but didn't realize how much work it would need to put it together! So you just sat in your seat! And you loved it!

You sat there and waited for cars to pass our house, then you would stand up, then you would sit down and wait again! You were so cute!

You also loved walking up and down our sidewalk!

you LOVE being outside!

When we got inside your Mimi and your Papa called to sing you happy birthday! You loved all the singing!

Then daddy came home and read you a story!

And we played some on the floor!

Then we celebrated with your birthday cookie!

It was so good! :)

Yum, Yum, Yum!

You had a great first birthday! I enjoyed spending all the time I could with you!

I actually have not been too teary about you turning one. I think I was too busy at the party to tear up (I'll post about your party later) and today was pretty much like any other day. So, all in all it has been okay. I do get sad when I think about how tiny you were a year ago, and now you're so big! But you're just going to get bigger!!

You are a beautiful little girl inside and out!

I love you to the moon and back!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIANA!

Love,

Mommy