Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Lucia's Birthday Party!

Well, my baby is now a toddler. We kept her alive for a full year. :) I can't believe that the time has flown by so quickly. It is amazing to look back at the early pictures and see how much she has changed in just one short year. I so look forward to the years to come with my girl. She brings me so much joy!

On her birthday, we had just the family over. Jai, Sten, Solveig, Allistaire, Terry and Kathy from the Murphy side and Mom, Kaitlyn, and Lindsey from the Summerill side. Lucia loved the balloons and the flags that I made. She wasn't so sure about the cake at first but then managed to smoosh it all over her face. True to Lucy and her eating habits, she managed to get the food all over the place while getting very little in her mouth. :)

It is strange to think that we celebrate a whole year of life in just one day. I can't really put my feelings into words but I'll say that she and Pat are the loves of my life and I can't imagine a moment without them. They are both sweet and hilarious. The best is watching the two of them together and knowing that the Lord has blessed me so fully. I am so thankful for them both. Lucia is doing a whole new set of things every few weeks it seems. She is a toddler for sure now. She has started to tip her head to one side when she knows she is being cute or is feeling shy. She also has started making a very surprised face that I'll try to catch on camera.

Nearly all of the Summerill ladies together. We were just missing Renee in the bunch.
Flying Lucy!
Birthday greetings for the lady from Nana and Papa
Cousin love...

Oooo...pretty flags. I had a lot of fun making these flags as part of the birthday decorations. I ended up making two sets of flags and a tablecloth. Thanks to Kaitlyn, the tablecloth is actually sewn straight. We did a lot of measuring to make sure that I didn't mess it up.
Birthday kisses for mom. Notice that I am trying to escape having my entire face eaten
Grandbaby and the Grandmas
A very happy baby with her Aunt Lindsey

Checking out the balloons with Dad
Meeting baby Allistaire for the first time. Cousin love!!!
Present time...
Awesome card from Aunt Jai

I love Plan Toys and I wanted Lucy to have a shape sorter for her birthday. Craig and Renee got her the perfect gift. It is a Plan Toy bus/shape sorter. She loves it and pulls it around with her all the time now.
Lucia's first bike! She's super fast! :)

More time on the bike

The glorious first cake experience

What is this wonderful chocolate thing?!?!
Blowing out the candle with Dada
Proud parents watching our little girl. We had so much fun watching Lucia destroy the cake. She was a cutie!
Careful first tastes. She had to make sure it wasn't veggie flavored.
Now we're getting into it!

Feeding the cake to Mama...so good at sharing.
Lick that plate!
Total cake destruction
The End...

1 comment:

Becky said...

You have one super cute girl! Congrats on one year Lucy & Mom & Dad! I am so happy for the 3 of you!