Sophie's Birthday Party!

Not too long ago, we got to celebrate this little cutie's first birthday!

We invited over all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She started things off by showing off her walking skills....

After a yummy dinner of soup, salad, and rolls, we opened presents. I was immediately swarmed by children, eager to help!

While looking through all of the pictures that were taken, I found a lot like this...

As you can see, while everyone else was too involved in opening presents to notice that their picture was being taken, sweet little Tyler was cheesing it up for the camera. In a lot of the pictures, he would be the only one smiling! That is, until he discovered how soft Sophie's pillow pet was. Then he was a bit too preoccupied to notice the camera...

Thank you to everyone, Sophie loves all of her gifts!

After presents, we had cake!

Jonny and I spent pretty much all day making this thing. Unfortunately, we were short on time and I had to pipe on the frosting 5 minutes before the party. I was so rushed, that it turned out awful. I'm so mad I didn't take just 2 more minutes to make it look good!

Oh well. Try to ignore the embarrasing piping job, and just look at the rest of the cake :)

Sophie loved it so much, she did a little dance in her daddy's arms!

She powered through that cake, and ate a ton!

And even though she threw up after (which I felt bad about), she enjoyed every last bite :)

After cake, she was ready for everyone to leave. She was collapsed in Jonny's arms, waving them all out the door with a half-hearted flick of her arm. She wouldn't even lift her head or crack a smile. It was pretty funny to watch :)

All in all, I think it was a great birthday. We all had a lot of fun!

Sophie - One Year!

I'll spare you my bittersweet feelings of having a one-year-old, but know that this came way too soon! Soph has grown into a beautiful little girl, and I love her to death. The past year has been the best of my life.

Here is a bit of info about the birthday girl...

4 - The number of days it took her to learn to walk... she's a pro now!

1 - The number of times per day that we climb into bed and pull the blankets over our heads and have tickle wars

2 - The number of times I've had to dig food out of her throat because she was choking

2 - The number of times I've cried hysterically after finally getting my baby to breathe again

42 - The number of times per day she puts a dish towel on her head and crawls around with it

7 - The number of teeth she has

3 - The number of words that she knows (mama, dada, no-no)

2 - The minimum number of times per day Sophie squeals. When we're driving, she knows the difference between stopping at a red light (or stopping for any other reason) and parking. Every time we park the car she squeals with glee, knowing she gets to get out of her car seat :)

6 - The number of symphonies she composes per day on her piano

1 - The number of meltdowns she has each day as she watches her dad leave for school

17 - The number of kitchen utensils she thinks are her own toys

1,000,000 - The number of times she makes me smile each day

Here are her 11 month pictures...

And her 1 year pictures...