Ella turned one yesterday! We had a nice little party with some friends and Grandma and Pop. I was worried about how Ella would do around all the people, since she sometimes freaks about a bit in large crowds or around people she doesn't know that well, but she did great! All the kids were really good, actually -- no tears from anyone until the very end :)I made the cake myself (although Jon was on standby, ready to go buy one if disaster struck). I have to say, I was pretty happy with how it came out! I did wind up baking two, though, as the first one cracked really badly and wasn't really usable.
Ella had her own cupcake, which I didn't make. I didn't figure it was worth a whole box of cake mix just to get one cupcake for her...and after all my test runs, we're REALLY sick of cake around here. It take a lot for me to say that...I like cake :)
Once we let her loose on it, she didn't get TOO messy, which Jon and I predicted. She's a pretty tidy eater, surprisingly.
At the end of the day, we had one crashed-out baby girl.
Jon and I can't wait to see what the next year brings :)
2 comments:
Love the picture of her sleeping on her knees. I guess Allison isn't the only one to sleep like that!
Oh, and I'll tell you what the next year brings:
"NO!"
"Ella do it!"
"MINE!"
As well as:
"Love you Mama! Love you Daddy!"
"Need hug"
"Kiss Daddy"
etc
Adman
she is so precious. I love it when they sleep with the hiney-butts in the air!
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