Happy *first* Birthday to Laura!

So, as you all are aware, this past weekend was Laura's first birthday. She has grown so much and turned into this sweet little girl right before our eyes. Where did our baby girl go?

We had two parties for Laura. Would have liked to just do a small one, but there are so many people who love her and have prayed for her this year that I just couldn't cut the list down any further. We had a big family party on Saturday and then a smaller friends party on Sunday. Both were lots of fun and we have a ton of pictures :)


Taking it all in... watching all the comotion around her.

Presents!





Playing with cake... Can't really say eating it because she took just two bites (that I put in her mouth) and wouldn't eat anymore. I thought she'd make a real mess and need a bath, so we took her pretty dress off. Turns out she didn't get really messy.




Here we are getting crafty! I had all of the kids at the parties make handprints onto 12x12 pages and then write their names on them. Then I have a few pages for her scrapbook that show all the kids who were here :) They turned out really cute!


Just thought this one was cute from playing on the play set.


We left her clothes on for this one since she stayed so clean the day before...
Enjoying making a mess...but she wouldn't eat any of the cake or frosting.



Here's her "1" cupcakes :) Richie's martha stewarty touch to the day (his idea!)
That's Lucas peering over the edge of the counter to pick out his favorite cupcake.

And here's a few more "kid party" pics.




Thank you to everyone who made Laura's weekend special :)
(If you were at her party and have pictures on your camera, I'd LOVE to see them - please email me if you get a chance).