Happy 1st Birthday Alison

So, we had Ali's party planned for Sunday afternoon but the snow storm postponed it until last night. We had a great time and she did excellent. Both sets of Grandparents, Great-Grandma, and two cousins all came to celebrate with us. She got lots of fun gifts and LOVED the cake. I don't know how much we loved the cake because she was up from 11:20 until almost 1am last night with a belly ache. Poor girl, not the best way to ring in your birthday. Here are some pics to enjoy.......
Her cake:

The cake the rest of us got to enjoy:
Opening gifts:
Enjoying the cake:

Of course a birthday wouldn't be complete if we didn't celebrate on the actual day, so tonight just Ali, Mommy, and Daddy had a party. She opened the rest of her birthday gifts from us and got to enjoy some chocolate covered Cheerios (no more cake for her!!) I know, I'm such a ba-humbugger aren't I??


I can't believe she is 1 years old. My how fast a year can go. It is hard to believe how small and helpless she was just a year ago. She has grown and developed so much. There has been no greater gift than the gift of Alison to Chris and I. We love you Bug-so so so so much. Thank you for blessing us with that gorgeous smile each and every day.