Lorelai is One!

My sweet baby girl turned ONE on Friday, December 31! It's been a couple of weeks, but I haven't actually had time to sit and blog since then. She is absolutely a BLAST right now! Lo's new tricks include showing off her teeth, identifying her belly, nose, and ears, and even taking a few steps here and there! We are so proud to be Lorelai's Mommy and Daddy.

Her birthday was a lot of fun for us. We had a small party of just family and a few close friends. Everyone met at the Bus Barn for pizza and cake. Of course we had a blast! Lorelai hammed it up quite well! After way too much cake, we tried our best to have her help open gifts. She wasn't interested in the least, choosing instead to play with her friends and her new wagon. That was ok. As long as she was enjoying herself, we didn't mind.

We were suprised that she didn't have a horrible tummy ache after all of that sugar! Instead, a sugar coma ensued, and Lo, Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a good long nap after the party! Friday evening, we spent time at the Mitchell home, where we enjoyed our annual Christmas tree burning. It was spectacular! The best yet! Pictures of that coming soon. For now, enjoy some sweet shots from our precious girl's first birthday!

We loved the cake! Leslie Story did an awesome job!

I'm ready for the party, Dad!

Ahh...a little taste of heaven

She ate nearly half of this cake!

Sadly, we didn't get any sort of family picture during the day. Everything seemed to go so fast that we never got a chance to stop and have anyone take our picture! Thankfully, Christmas was just the week before:)

Last week, Lorelai had her 12 month check up. My big girl weighed 23 pounds! She was 29.5 inches long. We've got a chunk on our hands! Her big girl carseat finally came in today, so she is officially forward facing now. So many changes! I'm loving every minute of this!