Lilly turned 1!

This was an awesome day. Steve and I were both feeling better, Steve's parents were still here and the party was a hit!

When I started Stevie in school I met a wonderful group of girls and we all became fast friends. One of them, Staci, and her husband, Jerry, own a restaurant in town called the white water grill and it is now one of my most favorite restaurants of all time. So naturally I asked if we could have the party in their banquet room. Jerry and Staci out did themselves with the food and we all had a blast.

My mom displaying the shrimp bowl! Yummmmm!

Papa and his birthday girl!

Leave it to Stevie and Steve to get the party started!

I was so dang proud because this was one of Lilly's first walks. She took 3 or 4 steps here and it was her birthday and of course being her mother I was ecstatic!

This is our friend Maggie. She, her brother Max who is Stevie's age came to celebrate with us. Maggie is about 6 months older than Lilly and is so cute with her.

Opening presents. Stevie had to help with each one. It is so hard to watch other kids open presents. He did a pretty good job of helping and giving her some room to open her own gifts. And I will emphises "a pretty good job" because he did have to help with each and every one of the gifts. Awww well that's what big brothers are for right?!?!

I love the smile on her face.

My cousin Kaleo, his wife Michelle, and their son Ellis joined us and these glasses are from them. I put them on her at first to kind of show her where they went but after that it was all her.

She loved them!
Close baby girl! This is still her favorite place to wear her glasses.

This is just like Momma, I always have my glasses on my head.

Her first taste of cake. It was so funny. When Stevie had his first one he shoved the entire head of frosting from the cupcake into his mouth. Not Lilly, she had a taste with her finger first, then two or three fingers at a time, and finally an entire handful. But she was kind of slow and careful about the way she was eating. What a lady!

Ok, that might have been just a bit of an over statement. By the end she was kind of shoving it in her mouth! Very cute though.

What a happy girl.
Our cousin Ellis throughly enjoying a cupcake. I don't think this kid eats a lot of sugar in his regular diet...but he really loved it here! Green frosting and such is why all mom's carry a baggie of wipes in their purse where ever they go. Which you can see on the table in the back ground!

I love this picture of us. My family! I love it!

My dear dear friend Tami! She is Maggie and Max's mom and we love them to death....and miss them terribly.

So that was the party. I didn't do a very good job of getting pictures of all our guest but Lilly had a good time and I think everyone else did too. That's what counts right? And now she is one. Let the attitude begin!