Our Little Cupcake Is One!

It is hard to believe that Claire Elise turned one on October 21st! It seems like yesterday that I was bringing home my precious baby that I had longed and prayed for! I can't imagine our family without sweet Claire! She is such a blessing! She has such a fun loving personality and always smiles and shows off all of her teeth! She is walking now and loves to toddle around and squeal in delight at the things she discovers. One of her favorite things to do is to play with her big brother! She ADORES him! One of our favorite things right now is when you ask her to give you a kiss- she leans over to you and puckers her lips, then when you kiss her she giggles! She spends a lot of time playing with her new doll house and pushing her baby doll in the stroller.
I didn't really do a theme for her party, which is so unlike me! My mom ordered her the adorable cupcake dress so, I decided to use cupcakes, polka dots, and the colors hot pink and lime green. We had planned to have her party outside at our neighborhood playground, but the weather was freezing on the day of her party, so we decided to have it at our house.
Sarah August made her cake and cupcakes! She is so talented! They were delicious as always!


When we sang "Happy Birthday" to her, she wasn't quite sure if she liked all of the attention! She looks very puzzled here! She was very lady like and did not dive into her cupcake at first- which really surprised us! Claire loves to eat! However, once she tasted Sarah's cake, she loved it! She loved opening presents! Here she is with one of her favorite gifts, The Good Manners Tea Set. We have had lots of tea parties already and she loves to dance to the music it plays! Her Pop and Nana Carol gave her a glow worm. When we made it light up she just giggled and giggled! Terry, Clayton, and I gave her a doll house. She plays with it all the time. She loves to put the "baby" in it's bed! Mamaw Brenda gave her this cute pink chair. She wouldn't stay in it at first, but after everybody left, she crawled up in it to pose for a picture! Now she sits in it all the time! We had such a fun day celebrating the first year of Claire's life with family and friends ! Claire loves all of you and we are so thankful that you are part of her life!

"Children are a blessing from the Lord." Psalm 127:3-4