Scenes from her Birthday...

Lily sitting on Luke's bench on her birthday.

Lily is one! 

The photo above was taken by Joe and it is one of my very favorites. Ever.

We woke her up singing happy birthday...she didn't know what was going on but eventually began smiling and pretty much smiled for the rest of the day.  It was her first sign that her birthday was going to be a special day...starting with

getting to enjoy a birthday bran muffin for breakfast... (as opposed to her usual cereal)

We had decorated the house with streamers and balloons just for her.  Ceiling fans are one of her favorite things, so we figured that was the perfect spot for the decorations...the fans in the kitchen and front room looked very festive!

                                      There was lots of time spent playing with the balloons...

Of course there was the birthday photo shoot... (see previous post)

Nana and grandpa each came to visit to give the birthday girl a big hug and kiss...

               And then we went down and met dad for a special photo shoot on Luke's bench...

 After that, we went home and she opened her presents from us and we played for awhile before the birthday girl turned in for the evening....

It was a wonderful day and we all had so much fun celebrating Lily even though she did not really grasp what all of the fuss and fun was about.   Today was all about celebrating her as a family.  In a few days we were hosting her actual birthday party....where she would actually get to eat some birthday cake!

Hooray for birthdays! Especially first ones!

We love you, Lily! xo