Somebody turned 1! Maya's first year flew by, and I just know the rest of her years will go just as fast. That's okay, as long as she stays this cute and fun.
Daddy blew up a bunch of balloons for her to play with before her party started.
She loves balloons!
My parents and Holly arrived at our home around 6:30 for the party. We had Creamy Italian Chili and cornbread for dinner.
After dinner we did presents!
Maya loves clothes: taking them out of the laundry basket, putting them back in the laundry basket, unfolding them, hanging them over things, and especially loves holding a shirt on a hanger. For some reason that is just pretty cool for her. So this gift was perfect.
She also loves books! She has a couple that are her favorites to read before bed (Brown Bear, Brown Bear and I Spy: Little Wheels). This new book is now the first book she wants to read before bed.
Holly got her Yogurt Melts. She wanted to eat some right away!
Grandma Cindy got her a new baby doll that coos and laughs. Maya thinks it's pretty awesome.
Ryan and I got her this bead maze. She was laughing really hard one night playing with it with her daddy. He is always so good at cracking her up.
She also got a cute card from her Great Grandma Carolyn.
This Turtle dude is from Nana and Papa. He does lots of fun stuff!
After presents there was, of course, a nice big cake. I asked a friend for her favorite cupcake recipe (she made lots of different kinds at one point) and this was one she gave me. Clearly I made it into a cake instead. It was a white cake with raspberry buttercream. Super yummy, and the cake was so moist. (I'm pretty sure she doesn't read my blog, but thanks for the recipe, Camille!) Not sure why, but Maya was a little nervous about the cake. Maybe because it was so huge.
But when it came time to cut it and give her a piece she was all about it!!
At first she was pretty gentle with it and just picked off the raspberries and ate them.
And then....
things got serious.
And she knew there was some fun to be had!
She laughed and talked and squished away...
And she made this face over and over again. We were all cracking up, and she totally reveled in the attention.
After cake she had a little shower to clean up and then went to bed.
It was such a fun birthday party! Maya had a blast and I was so glad that she was in such a good mood that day.
I can't wait to see what the next year holds!! Happy birthday, Baby Girl!
4 comments:
Those expressions she made while digging into her cake are HILARIOUS!!! I was literally laughing out loud. She makes me best faces! Happy Birthday Maya!!!
What a fun evening had by all!! Maya was such a sweetheart and she did make some very funny faces when she was digging into her cake...which was so delicious, by the way!! Happy birthday to a special little 1-year-old girl!!
That was the funnest night, with a delicious chili supper, fun party and then great entertainment by Maya and Cake. Happy Birthday, sweet one-year-old!!
That fat man face she made over and over was the best. I had such a fun time that night! Btw, I have the container you let me take cake home in...I guess I'll give it back to you when we have our faux Christmas Jan 1. I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Thurs!
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