Birthday Week

What an amazing week we have had celebrating our little girl! I can't believe that she is already a year old! How did this happen??? This was our last little gym class before the big ONE. Great-Grandmommy came in this day! It was so great that she was here to celebrate with us!

The morning of October 11, 2012. Grace opened the door like every other morning and WOAH - there was something there. She couldn't stop smiling. She had no idea why it was a special day, but she did know that it was special! She also would not cross the streamer line. If we had only known a few streamers would keep her out of an area we could have saved hundreds on baby proofing materials! hehe

On Grace's birthday we went to Durham for lunch with Uncle Taylor, Mimi and Great-Grandmommy. It was fun to take pictures of Grace enjoying all the different sites.

That night we had dinner at our house and celebrated. It took Grace a long time to open each present. She was very interested in the wrapping and boxes and then thoroughly examined each gift. So totally Grace!

Cake SMASH pictures! love them!

 

 

**Special note - J-pa took some amazing pictures this week, capturing all the different moments and yet I realize now that he was so busy taking the pictures we didn't get any with him IN them! So here is proof! He was here and celebrating with us! And of course all the pictures are proof as he was the one who took them. Thanks J-pa. We love you!

We also had Grace's first birthday party this week. It was exactly what Mommy wanted. Great friends, cute babies, good food, football, and some pumpkin decorating. So thankful that we have special people to celebrate with us. Thank you friends.

 

Sweet Grace,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This week was a whirlwind of emotions, excitement, a little sadness, celebrating, pictures, and partying. I love love love you! You are learning things so quickly and I love it! You really communicate now, my favorite is that you know when you are asked a question you should respond with "no or ya" and you repsond! But you dont know what those words mean yet, which only makes us laugh. We will say, Grace do you want a hug, and you say "no no" and then crawl over for a hug. hehe. You are so sweet. I will love you forever, I will like you for always, forever and always, my Gracie you will be.
xoxo
Mommy & Daddy