Celebrating being ONE

As this post has taken 10 days to create, it'll be a picture-caption post to describe Sterling's special day

First up, was a shamrock green pancake for our St. Patty's baby...ooohhhh

While Sterling was taking her morning nap, we decorated.  We decided to decorate later so Xander would have a place to eat at the table without everything in his way

We didn't wrap all of her presents and sat some of the unwrapped  stuff on her table.  She loved the sunglasses from her Opa!

After nap, Sterling and I went to pick up her balloon bouquet and came home to play with them

While she was playing with her ballons, I started decorating the cakes

Snuggles

We ate pork cutlets for dinner with butter noodles...yummy!  After dinner we opened presents

very cool!  Bitty Baby from Nana!

aaawwwww...my first cabbage patch from Nana!

2 of her presents from us, a very much needed pair of shoes that fit and stay on and then a personalized backpack that I can see coming in very handy during our move.  She also got 4 summer outfits (dresses) and 3 books from us.

List of loot:

From Nana & Papa:  

American Girl Bitty Baby

My First Cabbage Patch

From Opa: 

my first babiators sunglasses (seriously the cutest. thing. ever!!!)

2 dresses

package of hair clips/bands

2 packs of tights

pack of socks

From Grandma: 

2 outfits

my first Bible

barrettes/headbands

stuffed ABC's giraffe

From Auntie Stacy:

Fitness CD (you LOVE this CD!!!)  You're a little dancer!

From Auntie Renee:

$50 gift card to Gymboree (mommy's favorite store to buy from!)

Updated to add a gift received from Grandma's friend Georgia:

2 dresses

After gifts, we read the cards...I guess we did this backwards.  We should have read them first...oops!

Then it was time for CAKE!  We sang happy birthday as she touched and stared at the cake wondering what she's supposed to do

Not quite sure what to think, but brother loved helping eat it

yummy...but later we noticed she broke out on her face again, right on the tip of her nose.  

Clean up time, then stories and bed!  What a day!

What an amazing first year this little girl has brought to our family.  She's truly a blessing and the best gift He can give and loved oh-so-very much!!  Love you little girl!!

 Have a great day!