We hosted a wonderful birthday party for Annabelle on Sunday (Aug. 24, the day before her actual birthday), and many friends came to celebrate with us.
One-year-old Annabelle loves to walk
(with a little help)
Singing "Happy Birthday"
Mmmmm!
Bella sucking all the frosting off her fingers
Yay! I like birthday cake!
And apple juice, too.
Bella, you're a mess!
20 minutes later... a very happy Bella is finally finished eating cake
Giving Lolo a frosting kiss
Frosting kisses are funny!
Gabi was so excited for Annabelle's birthday party that she started running around in circles and squealing as soon as the first guests arrived. Annabelle thought that was fun, so she started screaming in delight, too. We very quickly had a noisy house, but the kids definitely had fun.
Gabi playing chase with Cousin Steven
Bella and Peter
Cousin Steven and Annabelle
Annabelle found some DVDs
Gabi bouncing on Cousin Steven
Party Guests
Thank you to all our friends who helped make Annabelle's birthday party so fun! And a special thank-you to Lolo and Lola, who helped provide party supplies and get the house ready. I have many pictures of everyone playing and enjoying themselves, but there's only room on the blog for the family group shots.
Franchelle with Ward (7 yrs), Alex (5 yrs), and Evan (2 yrs)
(and the guest of honor)
Rachel and Matt with Meredith (2 yrs) and Russ (7 months)
Julie with James (2 yrs this week) and her mom
Elizabeth and Paul with
Patrick (6 yrs), Isabel (4 yrs), Peter (2 yrs), and Evelyn (1 yr next week)
Michelle and BJ with Caleb and Camryn (twins, age 9) and Corinne (2 yrs next month)
(These are my cousin's cousins who moved to Little Rock the same weekend we did!)
Donna and Alan
(Donna and I worked together when we lived in L.R. before.)
Cousin Steven (8 yrs), Ninang Sylvia, and Ninong Edward with the birthday girl
One Year Old
On her actual birthday, Annabelle asked for banana ("nana") for breakfast. "Nana" used to refer to both banana and Mama, but fortunately she has since learned to call me "Mama" instead (most of the time). She's got "Dada" down pat.
Annabelle's favorite fruit, banana
Annabelle practiced standing on her birthday
Crawling through the door
Got the star! Now to figure out how to put it back...
More practice standing...
and looking for trouble under the bathroom sink.
Presents!
Annabelle eagerly grabbed her new bunny and baby doll to play with until she noticed that she also got a box! The box definitely won out as her favorite present. When I post her birthday videos, you'll see that Annabelle is very good at steering herself around the room when she has a "walker" to support her.
Bella driving her new box all around the house
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