Cute as a Button!

After a whole year of life and many months of planning, we celebrate Gray's 1st Birthday, since she is after all, "Cute as a Button." I had so much fun planning all of the details of the party and we had a great time celebrating with special friends and close family. Gray had a blast and everything went off without a hitch. Here's to another year of loving our Gray!

Cheers!

Invitation

The setting

Pom-poms

Snacks

Cake

Treats

Candy button favors

Button sugar cookies

Button lollipops and decor

Button cupcakes

Papa Britt helping me get ready for my party

The taste-tester, Arshya

My friend Abigail and me

Playing

Abigail, Abby, Sage and me

Good friends

Zadie, Carina and their parents

Mommy hanging out with Kristen and Tyler

Arshya and Sage bouncing

Abby and her Daddy

Papa Britt and me, ready to bounce

My yummy cupcake, but strawberries are better

Smoosh face

Cousins Blake and Colt watching me eat my cupcake

No party is complete with out a little cabinet play

My lovely gifts

My friend, Madison

Modeling my new bow

Carina enjoying her Daddy's lap

Loving on Rosa

Cousin Kael, hanging out

Cousin love

Best Daddy ever

Our little fam

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To my daughter, on the eve of her 1st Birthday...

You were born

Into our arms

One year ago

With anticipation

We waited

To see you

To hear you

To hold you

To know you

So tiny

So beautiful

Our miracle

You cried

You nursed

You slept

We studied you

We cared for you

We loved you

Now you are one

No longer a baby

You walk

You communicate

You give hugs

You make us laugh

You are independent

You are full of life

And energy

You surprise us

Everyday

And we love you

More and more

Everyday

As time moves on

I know how

Blessed

We are to have

You

To experience this

World with

You

To be the

Parents

That get to

LOVE

You

This is for

You

My precious

Daughter

Whom I

Prayed for

Happy 1st Birthday

Gray!

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First Masterpiece

We went to Mangia Pizza tonight for dinner and Gray was given her very own menu and crayons. On the back of Gray's menu, I wrote her and name and then gave her a crayon to see what she would do. After switching the crayon in her hand until she had used each one, this is what her very first piece of artwork looked like. She loved coloring, the garlic bread and spinach pizza, but Kevin and I had to keep a close eye on her to ensure that she did not eat the crayons as well.

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