Happy 1st Birthday, Marilee!

It’s so hard to believe that my baby is one all ready! This year seems to have flown by and from looking at the pictures, it was well spent with many loving memories, giggles and laughs, lessons learned, and blessings abounding.

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Marilee has given us so much joy this year with her smiles, little wrinkled nose when she’s especially happy, and active desire to DO things and go, go, GO! She is now busy crawling everywhere she possibly can and pulling herself up on anything that will hold her. She’s slowly starting to make her way around the coffee table so I think walking is in the near future.

Here’s a few pictures from her first ladybug birthday party that Aunt Esther helped put on!

My little ladybugs with Uncle Daniel!

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The BEAUTIFUL cake Aunt Esther made!

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Due to just getting over an ear infection, Marilee wasn’t the happiest of birthday girls, but a cell phone (and one for everyone – thanks parents) did go a long way to make a happy picture!

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We played “Pin the dot on the Ladybug!” Sauntina wasn’t too keen on doing it herself so she guided her blindfolded uncle on where to put it. Marilee needed a little help reaching…and leaving it there (it somehow made it into her mouth!).

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The lovely group of kiddos that helped celebrate! We had soup and sandwiches for everyone – there’s always a wonderful reason to get families together for fellowship!

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Marilee cried at the sight of her two ladybugs cupcakes and wouldn’t touch them, but after being fed a couple bites, she became an old pro in no time (a rather tidy eater, I must say).

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We had many hands to help with her gifts!

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Thank you, Esther and Daniel (and Emily!), for helping make this party happen and for all the work you did behind the scenes! I appreciate you very much!

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Happy Birthday, Marilee! We love you so much!

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3 comments

  1. Time flies, indeed! Happy birthday, Marilee! Looks like you had a wonderful party. 🙂

  2. DEAR KENDALYN. COMO PASA EL TIEMPO, YA LA PEQUEÑA CUMPLIO SU PRIMER AÑITO Y SAUNTINA TAMIBIEN ESTA GRANDE, FELICIDADES, EL 8 FUE TU CUMPLEAÑOS, MUY CERQUITA AL DE MARILEE VERDAD¿ GOD BLESS YOU AND FAMILY, FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

  3. Wow! We heard about it, but to see all the pictures helps show what a spirited party it really was. I almost caught myself wishing I could have had this nice a post about my first birthday party. Checking my album, I discovered the animal on my first cake was a big black and white panda bear. I wonder if the tradition of animals on cakes will continue on down the line?

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