Scarlett's First Birthday

She's 1!!!!! Has it really been a whole year???? We had a great celebration for her birthday on the Sunday before. Grandpa was actually in town so we had family and a few friends over for dinner and presents and cake!!



Ok - so I'm not a professional cake decorator. Good thing 1 year olds aren't picky!!


I loved this hat! She did not....


She did like opening presents though!




She loves this tea set! I love that even though it talks, it's not annoying!


She was there when I bought this ball and kept trying to turn around in the cart to play with it. Needless to say she was very upset when it went right upstairs without her getting to play with it. This is one of her favorite presents.


The other two have horses outside to ride on, so she gets one for inside.


I saw this old school puppy and couldn't resist. I almost bought the old rotary dial phone too, but then realized she'd have no idea what it was....


~Happy Birthday~


What is this? (This is also the first time she'd ever fed herself! I wasn't sure how well she was going to do - I was just hoping she wouldn't gag.)



Hey! This is yummy!!!!


Very yummy!


Oh yeah!


She kept sticking her finger up her nose. If that wasn't fun to clean out....thank goodness for Q-tips!


WHERE'S MY CAKE??????


It was a great day. I'm so grateful to have this little girl in my life. She is amazing and makes my day better EVERY day. She is truly a joy.

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