Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!!!

Today is Kaitlyn’s FIRST birthday. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone by, I feel like I was just in the hospital giving birth to her. It’s a bittersweet day. It’s so fun to watch her grow and to celebrate each milestone but I also feel as if someone has taken the sun and all the clocks and sped them up. Hours are shorter, minutes fly by, and all of a sudden a year has passed and I feel as though it’s only been a month. It reminds me of how important it is to savor each moment and to enjoy each step, tooth, and giggle in Kaitlyn’s life.

Last night we had a little birthday party. Kaitlyn LOVES the movie Finding Nemo so, of course, we had a Nemo party!

We had a lot of party-goers. Brian's parents and siblings, his grandparents, and Erin's brother's and sister-in-law. LOTS of people for our little townhouse...but, it was cozy!

So many wonderful presents!

My mom always made us such wonderful cakes growing up and she decorated them beautifully. So, I wanted to do this for my kids too. This is my first stab at it. It's not perfect but I had a lot of fun doing it and hopefully I'll keep getting better as the years go by.

We let Kaitlyn eat her piece of cake all by herself. Ya know, you spend al this time teaching them not to play with their food and you try adn keep their face clean, then they turn 1 and it all goes out the window!