Birthday Post!

My little girl turned one on Wednesday, August 25th! However, because daddy had school ALL day, we decided to celebrate the Sunday before.

Because, honestly, it wouldn't have been a celebration for her without this guy there!

{on a side note, i made her onsie! i'm not 'domestic' at all, but I think it turned out pretty cute, despite being a little small}

Lilli started her day with having fun in nursery (at least until her hair got pulled). We then went over to my parents house to have a little party. I didn't want to go overboard- after all, she's only one, and we don't have a lot of money to spend on celebrations, but i wanted to make sure she had a fun day! We celebrated with burgers and hot-dogs, while Lillian enjoyed some macaroni and cheese. And then it was time for presents!

She had a hard time opening them, because honestly, she wasn't that interested. She just wanted to play, and as soon as 1 gift was opened it's all she had eyes for. Eventually we got through it, she got some really fun stuff from grandma and grandpa schofield, aunt jana and uncle vinnie, and aunt nikki and uncle pat-- thanks guys!

After presents, it was time for the real fun--CAKE! i went back and forth about making an entire cake for her or not, and i'm really glad that i did--it was so fun to see her destroy it, and enjoy it so much!!

After she ate WAY too much cake, it was time for a bath. I loved the look on her face when she saw herself in the mirror, she wasn't quite sure what to think!

As you might expect, she was CRAZY hyper! Every time i would wipe this rag across her face she would bite it, hard! We couldn't get her to hold still for more than a second for quite some time. It was great! She was SO funny, and i've been tempted to give her gross amounts of sugar again just so we can play!

When we got home, i figured we were in for a long night, but it wasn't so bad. She played with her new toys and around 10 i decided that it was probably a good time to attempt sleep, and she was nice enough to comply!

Her actual birthday was pretty relaxed. It was just the two of us for most of the day.

I cleaned for several hours while she played and watched a little barney. Fun birthday, huh? She didn't seem to mind though!

Grandpa couldn't be at her party, so he and grandma stopped by to see her and give her a few more presents. She was super excited for the company!

She then got some chocolate milk, and a little bit of cake--YUM!

I decided to keep her up a little late so she could see her daddy and open the presents we bought her along with the gifts from grandma and grandpa dotson.

Overall, I think Lilli had a great first birthday! Thank you everyone for all the gifts! i thought about taking a picture of all of them, but i don't know if i want it publicized, just how spoiled she is! Ha-ha, people just really love her!