Aubrey's Birthday

My sweet baby girl turned one on Saturday. Josette took us to lunch at PF Changs, and Aubrey was a huge fan of the chicken filling for the lettuce wraps. She also had the people around us falling in love with her. I can't help that we make such adorable children!

I'd been planning her birthday party for weeks, but was bummed out that it wasn't going to be this big event like the boys' first birthdays were. But I spent some quality time on her butterfly cake and on choosing her butterfly outfit for the party, and I splurged at the dollar store for some streamers, ballons, and a "Happy Birthday" banner. And, as Jeremiah reminded me, Aubrey really doesn't care at her age what her party is like, but for me it really is a big deal. My baby is one! And growing up!

We had a cake and ice cream bar party for Aubrey and invited some of our friends and family from around the area. Aubrey got some really cute gifts, including clothes (always a plus), a walker/stroller, some toys, some books, and a stuffed animal with her name on it. We got her a dress from the Gap that I can't wait to put her in. The party's theme was butterflies, so we had her dressed up in a onesie and hair clip from Stitcheroos, a tutu that Carissa made, and butterfly wings from Gardner Village. She was adorable. Let the pictures do the talking...

Here's a picture of the cake. I made 4-5 butterflies for each cake. It's easy to do, just a bit labor intensive. It's just melted chocolate, but the trick is keeping the chocolate warm so it doesn't harden too fast, so I had to keep putting the frosting bags in the microwave. It was worth the effort, though.

We undressed Aubrey for her little cupcake. I didn't want to ruin anything! At first she wasn't sure what to do with the cake, but as soon as she got her first taste she didn't stop until it was almost gone.

Here's her birthday song video. I love her look, like she isn't quite sure what is going on. And if you look at my hair when I give her the cupcake, you can see the red streaks I got in my hair a few weeks ago. I love them (sorry...this is about Aubrey, not me!!!)...

Aubrey is playing with the stuffed bunny that Christina and family gave to her. It's also from Stitcheroos and Aubrey loves it.

I can't believe my sweet girl is a year already. Time has flown by, and she is such an easy baby. She's very much on a schedule, going to bed and waking up at the same time, and taking naps at the same time every day. She's content playing by herself, finds the boys funny, and loves to be held. She will eat just about anything we give her, and loves to give us hugs. I love spending time with her, I'm starting to see a lot of her personality emerge. She even finds herself funny, laughing when she drops things and she loves to dance to music - which really is just shaking her head back and forth, but it is to die for! I love my baby girl so much!