Birthday Celebration?? Part 1

So on Lexi's b-day, I was working, so we planned her "big" celebration on Sunday...Mother's day. The week before Lexi's birthday, I really struggled....mostly because Lexi has gone from being a super cuddly, snuggly baby to walking and being a bit more independent. I struggled so much one night I looked at Derek and burst into tears because I missed my "snuggly baby". So it was almost "karmatic" (is that a word???) that the day we planned to celebrate Lexi's first birthday, she was sick. Some Mom's may understand when I say that it sucks when your kid is sick, but I LOVED that she was snuggly and cuddly because of it. The good news is that it was a one day bug....but my vision of her first birthday certainly went different than this....

The day can be summed up by saying "the best of plans....."

Here is probably the best picture of the day....excited to open her presents!

Her balloon from Grandma...(which almost 2 months later is still floating on our ceiling)

A Mommy and Daughter pic...showing off Mommy's new glasses.

A few more presents...

And let the fussiness begin...

So we tried to cheer her up with a tiara.....(I don't blame you Lexi, I am not a tiara fan either!)

The Birthday Celebration?? Pt 2

So Ryan showed up and we tried to cheer her up with some time outside and some cake....you be the judge on if that actually worked....

Another great pic of big brother and lil' sis!

"Mom....I don't know about this cake business...."

" Well....maaaybe I could give it a try...."

"Being 1 sucks! I just want to go back to being a baby!!!!!"

"STILL sucks!!"

"Hmmm....maybe this chocolate isn't so bad...."

"Yeah....a little tasty!"

"Here is a forced smile just to humor Mom..."

"Really all Mom wanted was to get a picture of me covered in chocolate frosting....so FINE...here it is!"

"So all I really need is to hang out with my big brother and feel better....forget the darn birthday celebration!!"

So here is my..."non-snuggly or cuddly" "non-baby"....looking like the super cute snuggly, cuddly baby that I love and adore. The past year has been more than I can really put into words. Lexi has blessed our family more than I ever could have imagined.

I'm baaaaacccckkkk....

So my kid turned 1 and I forgot how to blog!!

My apologies! I have unfortunately been VERY busy! In May it was work and in June it was family stuff....all will be put into details here in my blog....

Lexi's birthday...on Lexi's actual birthday, I had to work late...but Derek gave her a late afternoon nap, so she was still awake when I got home at like 8:30pm... we had some mini-cupcakes in honor of her birthday, we had planned to celebrate her b-day on that Sunday, which happened to be Mother's day. Enjoy some pics of her first cake....

The above is a little fuzzy....but I love the sparkle in her eyes!
Not so sure about this cake business....