one

I can't believe our little baby is ONE!

time for a party

we kept it fairly simple and just had family over for dinner and cake

polk-a-dots was the theme

found these balloons at Party City

we also hung pink/green/blue paper lanterns from the ceiling

and I made a table cloth to match

I found her shirt on Etsy and made the skirt (same material as the table cloth)

I've got enough left over to make something for London

I didn't take many First Birthday photos

she has been teething and had a runny nose - I don't want a red nose in pictures

I thought I would take some later this week when she is feeling better

very intrigued with the balloons

I hear people coming

after some instruction from London

she got the hang of opening gifts

a lot of activity going on while getting the cake ready

I realized afterwards  -  all the pictures I took I had the cake in focus but not Kennedy

I guess my ADD was kicking in and I wasn't paying enough attention

(so much for learning about depth of field)

two helpers to blow out the candle

Russ wanted to let her dig into part of the cake

she really wasn't sure what to do at first

when she licked her fingers - she wasn't too impressed with the frosting

I think she had more fun just playing with it

It has been a great year with this little one

so glad God knew what our family needed to make it more complete

you have been such a blessing to us

thank you for all the joy you bring us each day

We love you more each day!

Happy First Birthday Kennedy