It's A Party!

On Saturday we had a little party for our girl turning one.  We had so much fun celebrating and she just loved all the attention!  She was so good the whole time.  We can't belive she is one already!

Jillians 1st birthday invitation.

Mommy and her baby.

Aunt Rachel and Aunt Meredith with the birthday girl.

 
Sisters.

High chair decorations.

Photo banner of Jillian over the last 12 months.

Photo albums with pictures of Jillian's first year.

Having some fun with Meemie!

Cousin Kymberly trying to get Jillian to walk.

My friend Amy and I had fun making these boxes for the cupcakes to sit on.  Since we made the cupcakes ourselves we saved some money too!

Oreo balls and fruit skewers!

Jillian and Dean playing.

Grandmommy helping Eli with his fruit.

Birthday Girl!

Jillian checking out my necklace.

Loving her new Minnie from Aunt Rachel.

So excited about her Little People house from Aunt Liz & Uncle Keith!

She loves this doggie that teaches body parts and sings songs from Grandpa.

Kymberly showing off Jillian's new dress from Meemie & Papa.

Dean giving Minnie some love!  Too Cute!

Jillian and Dean playing.  Ok, maybe they were fighting over this toy.  Same thing. :)

She had no idea what to think of her cupcake and candle.  She just stared at it.

Big brother getting in on the action.  He has been telling people for days about "baby sisters birthday party" and patiently waited for his cupcake.

Not sure what to think about this.

Getting a little messy.

Clapping.  Her favorite thing.

Cupcakes are so funny!

She finally ate a tiny bite.  Not a fan.

So proud of herself.

Mommy and Daddy with the birthday girl.

The best picture of the four of us.  Jillian was destroying decorations and Eli was very concerned about baby sister possible touching him with her messy hands.  lol

She's done!

Eli playing with one of Jillian's new toys.

Playing together!  Gasp!!

So silly!  She loved crawling around with one of her cards in her mouth.

Eli playing baseball with Uncle Scott.  This is pretty much what he did the whole day and he never tires of it!

Happy Birthday to our precious girl!  We can't wait to see what your second year brings!

Weekend

Saturday evening we went over to the park in Downtown Wylie.  It's not very big but has enough to keep the kids busy for a while.

My big boy.

Surprisingly, sister was happy in her stroller for a while.  She is so mobile now she usually wants to be on the go like her brother.

Eli running for a touch down.  Yes, that is a pumpkin on his head.  Yes, he has been wearing it as a helmet everytime he plays football since Halloween.  Yes, we have failed at getting him to use a real helmet (bike helmet.)  I'm sure other parents look at him and wonder what in the world he is doing.  lol

Tackling Daddy.

See her hair curling up on the sides?  Her hair always does this after her nap.  I love it.

This girl loves to swing!!

So does he.  It wasn't that hot but his little cheeks are so red!

He loves to go really high!

Climbing the tall slide like a big boy.

A REAL smile!!  He is proud of himself and excited about sliding.

Tired boy ont he way home.

On Sunday we met the family to celebrate birthdays at lunch.  Somehow I only managed to get pictures of my sweet four month old nephew.

Grandpa and Carter.

Eli finished the day with a little baseball.  These days he usually starts the day with baseball too.  He has three bats, a glove, a baseball hat, and countless balls.  We can't even get through breakfast before he is asking me to pitch to him.  It's going to be a long baseball season.

Our rookie.  We think he's going to be a lefty.