Happy Birthday Anna!

Anna is 1 year old today!! She has had a great day today so far. She started her day a little confused when Mom & Dad came into her bedroom to sing "Happy Birthday" this morning. She got to bring her Grandma to music class with her (where she heard another round of "Happy Birthday" complete with a toddler band playing instruments.) She also got to hang out with her Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Pete a little before their flight and visit our good friend, Cornelia. It's been a busy day and fortunately she is taking a good rest because after her nap her friends Teagan and Caitlyn are coming over for a swim, dinner, and some more birthday cake! But that is just the start of it, or I guess I should say the end of it since Anna's big birthday celebration was this Saturday. We feel so blessed that Anna could celebrate her first birthday with so many people in our family, who all made a special trip to Virginia! Thank you everyone for traveling so far and helping to make Anna's birthday so special!!

On Saturday Anna started the day with a quick game of one-on-one against Liam:

It's fun having a 7am play date!! Can we do this everyday, Mom?

So maybe Anna & Liam actually missed some of the party. After they wore themselves out playing basketball, they needed a little rest, but the rest of us enjoyed a barbecue feast:

Once Anna got up, it was time for cake:

it's a "woof"!

Anna was a little confused by the cake, candle, singing, and her piece of birthday cake.

What do you expect me to do with this, Mom?

She poked it quite a bit at first...

I eat this?

Then finally I popped a bite in her mouth...and then she understood quite clearly what to do with the cake:

Okay, Mom, you were right, this is pretty good!

Look who else decided to get up:

Anna had fun opening her presents, but more fun playing with her new toys:

And hanging out with her family:

Happy Birthday, Anna!! We all love you so much and feel so blessed that you came to this world one year ago today! Caring for you and watching you grow is the best present any of us could have asked for!