First Birthday party!

What a great gathering we had to celebrate Abigail's birthday.  It was so great having our family there and we missed all the family that couldn't be here!

 Birthday banner...Happy Birthday Abigail.  Thanks to Auntie Lisa for making that!

Party favors!

The Queen's cake-eating throne!

Pictures from each month (and one before she was born) of her life! 

Pictures with the party guests...

 Auntie Lisa

Nanny and Papa 

Great-grandma Billie 

Aunt Noreen and Uncle Ken 

Auntie Lizard and Rowan 

Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Poole...she was over the picture thing! 

The great-grandparents!  How awesome that she can get to know so many of her great-grandparents!  We missed you GG!

 Pure joy with the balloons!

"Roller Coaster"!

Her loot!  So many fun things...thank you everyone!

 

Singing Happy Birthday...I only teared up a little bit!

 She wasn't really sure what to think about the cake, frosting, and all that sugar!

Sharing with Daddy! 

Gotta make sure I get it in my hair too! 

Time to clean up!  What a fun afternoon!

Mommy group 1-yr old birthday party!

The group of new mommies that I have been so fortunate to get together with and grow up with as mommies over the last year had a bash for our one-yr olds!  These are some pics from that!

This was not her present...oops!

All 8 of us and our babies....or toddlers now?!

Singing Happy Birthday to the littles!

I'm one!

Digging in!

Getting so big!

April

 Trying spaghetti for the first time...not too sure how to eat it!

 Unloading her bookshelf and bringing them out to the hall!

 Such a helper with the dishwasher...

 This face of food was the result of ninja hands that made it clear to mom and dad that she did not want to be fed anymore.  Since then, all she will eat is finger foods...wonder where she gets her independence :)!

 She discovered the pillow softness of the doggy bed...not so sure how I feel about her cuddling up to that!

 Where's the daddy under all those toys?!

Loving the cottage cheese!

She has always loved being outside...so when it's too cold, she loves just looking out there!

Talking on her new phone! 

She loved playing in and getting tangled in her post-party balloons!  They are as fun the day after the party! 

 Happy girl in a box!  What kid doesn't love to play in a box?  As you can tell, we were getting packed up to move!

Easter 2013

 Between missing a nap because we were at church and not having a very good night the night before, Easter pictures were rough, but unforgettable!

Opening her baskets from the Easter bunny and her grandparents (after a 3hr nap!)

Just wanted to let you all know that I will be posting more pics in the next few weeks, but right now between packing to move and getting ready for Abigail's party, I haven't had time to do the pictures and post!  So sorry, but the next time I post, we will have pics of her party and hopefully of the new house!  Happy Spring!