Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!!

It's your big day...well, it was a couple days ago, but today is your party.  I don't know if I am a weirdo or what...but it doesn't put me into a fit of tears to think that you are a year old like other mommies.  I am excited by it.  I will miss you being this age, somewhat...but there is so much to come with you that's even more exciting!  And as much as others will say, "Can you believe it's been a year already...it's sad how time flies, isn't it?", I don't really feel that way.  I have drank in every moment of this last year with you and have loved it all so much.  So, now I am ready for your next year!

You are a spunky little girl.  Pretty independent...which is usually awesome...but I'd like to put in a request that you cuddle just a little bit more sometimes!  =)  You are enthralled with everything.  So much so, that it's hard for you to sit still and even drink your bottle or get your diaper changed.  You have just learned to pull yourself up (you are a late bloomer on the crawling/walking thing!) and now, a whole new world has opened up to you.  Which makes sitting still even harder for you!

You love doors, opening them and closing them.  You love cell phones, especially when they light up.  You love you Sissies and Daddy for sure!  You love new people lately too...you give them big smiles, which melts their hearts!  You love when I sing "The Wheels on the Bus"...and love to mimic the "Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh!" that the bus driver does in one verse of that song.  You love to point to things and say, "Waaasssis?" to ask what something is.  You love to look at family pictures and point and ask, "Whoooosis?".  You love Backyardigans on TV and VeggieTales, your whole body goes into a spaz mode when you hear the theme songs on the shows!  You love to do somersaults and puts your head on the floor and butt up in the air when you want to do one.  You love blowing out a candle...and we can't wait for you to do that today with your cake at your party!

Baby girl...you are my sweet girl.  Life has been so much fun in the last year with you in it.  Our whole family puzzle has found it's missing piece and you pulled us all together even closer.  You are the glue to all of us baby girl.  I love you so much, and it's been so much fun watching you discover more and more of your little world each day.  Thanks for making this a fun trip for your Mommy.  I can't wait to see how pretty and smart you continue to get over the next year!  I love you!

I will post some pictures of your party later - it's all VeggieTales - so lots of red, green and Larry and Bob!  Can't wait to see you eat your first piece of cake too!  I will definitely post pictures of that!  In the meantime, here are some of our family that we took last weekend.  We love them!