ONE!!!

Sleeping in the hospital. So incredibly precious!

Tomorrow my baby is one! WOW! It's really hard to believe that it's been a whole year already. She's standing on her own now, and has taken one step a few times, but she's a very cautious child and I think she's waiting until she can do it perfectly before she starts walking. I had to post this today as we are going to the lake tomorrow. She is such a joy to have around, and I can never be frustrated with her for very long! She has such a personality and is just fun to laugh with, tickle and hug :D What an amazing and beautiful gift God has given us this past year! I can't imagine the time I will get to spend with her in the future, and can't wait until we can talk and do girly things together. Hubby is amazing with her and they have a really neat bond (can't wait to see their relationship grow, too).

Her party will be next week. I sent out Tinkerbell invites and even added sparkles to them so people could experience the "pixie dust" for themselves. We are frantically trying to get the house ready for 40 guests... the basement is still in pretty rough shape. Hubby's coming home early this afternoon to build shelves and then next week I'll be organizing and purging. I already started last night... I can't believe the amount of clothes I have kept over the years. I was in a throw out mood, so I'm making sure I don't go back and look through the boxes today, otherwise I'm sure more than half would stay here ;) And with having maternity, fat, less fat and skinny clothes, I still have so flippin' many, it's ridonculous!

My birthday was great. It's funny how as you get older, your birthdays matter less and less ;) I had a cousin and her 3 kids over in the am. We played and ate lunch and talked, it was nice to have another adult to talk to, and for Beth to be able to interact with her 2nd cousins. In the afternoon I made apple sauce with my MIL, it was a great time and Beth had a nice long nap so that we could get lots done. In the evening, hubby and I went to my parents for supper (the cheap way) and then went and picked up my birthday present - a brand new Bicycle!! We went for dessert, which was not great at all (to a place which has apparently been going downhill for a while). All in all, a really nice day :) I'll leave you with many recent pics...

Learning how to eat on her own with a spoon. It's such a mess, but I'm sure it'll be worth it once she's go it down!

Playing with mommy after a feed - some of the best snuggle times, EVER!

Sitting with daddy outside. I have at least 5 great pics from this scene :D

Chomping into one of the many apples (two of those bins full) that we used for sauce and pies. I'm sure she thought she was helping me out somehow?!?

The only pic of us three that's decent until Beth is much older than one day!