1st Birthday

Happy 1st Birthday Avery!!   What a blessing she has been to all of us.  She got to share her first birthday celebration with daddy who turned 37!  We were fortunate to have family in town (Papap and Grandma) to help us celebrate with cake and ice cream.  No big parties this year.  This was a good thing for me because I had awful luck with making the cakes!  I tried to use egg replacer in the kahlua cake and it didn't work so well.  Only half of it fell out of the pan.  The vanilla cake I made for Avery came out of the pan in crumbles so we used the crumbles (as a joke) in the center of the broken kahlua cake and glued it all together with the glaze and came up with this scary-looking cake.  I told Geoff I would make another but he insisted we keep this one.  I am embarrassed to even post this picture.

He thought sticking the b-day hat in the center would help.  But there is no saving this cake.

Here is a pic of Avery testing out the chocolate cake batter of cake #2...or rather, #3.  We just love her crazy hair.

Here is her finished cake topped with frosting made from a mix blended with rice milk and non-dairy butter.  The cake isn't terribly pretty and not how I envisioned it but it tasted good and Avery and the boys could eat it!

Papap strapping her in.

He only strapped her in on one side (silly Papap) so it kind of looks like she is wearing a car seat belt.

The birthday pair!  We just love these two so much.  Happy Birthday!

ONE!

She liked the cake.  

She weighs 16.4 lbs and is doing great.  She definitely has some allergies to contend with but is such a good baby.  She smiles a lot.  She loves climbing the stairs and she loves taking baths.  When someone smiles at her she will put her head on my shoulder and smile sweetly back.  She is sweet and sassy at the same time.  She is going to walk any minute.  She has the tiniest little feet but won't stand for anything to be put on them.  My favorite thing is how much she loves being loved.  She will absorb kisses and hugs all day long...she never shies away from them.  She still hates to have her diaper changed...and she hates being hungry.   But she is such a gift and a treasure to us.  Happy 1st Birthday Avery!