G's Special Day

G's 1st birthday has come and gone. On the actual day (July 13th) we went to the mall with a friend (E) and then had dinner with Gma and Gpa. It was a low key day and G enjoyed herself as she always does every single day. Seriously, she is an amazing baby.

On the 21st, we had our celebration and it went really well. I was very anxious, because really...what do you do at a baby's birthday party? I mean, she's too small for activities that will engage her, and there was only one other baby to invite. So the party consisted of 4 parts.

1. General hanging out until everyone had arrived. At first it seemed slightly awkward, which is what I was expecting because I am not a good hostess as of yet. I lack the skills to start conversation when there's a large group of people. Fortunately there were two really cute babies to keep people entertained.

2. Food! We had snackish type things; cheese, crackers, fruit, veggies, and iced tea. Yum.

3. Present time. I had hoped G would be into ripping the paper off of her gifts, but she's not quite at that point yet. Hopefully for Christmas! The gifts she received were perfect. Everyone was so thoughtful and we definitely appreciated it!

4. Cake/cupcakes! I made the cupcakes (chocolate with chocolate frosting - from a box mix), and also used the leftover mix to make a small cake for G to dive into. And dive into it she did. She was timid at first, but she had chocolate EVERYWHERE by the time she was done.

All in all it was a really good day. I can't believe my baby is one year old though! Time has flown by, and now she has her first tooth and is walking (sometimes running!). I miss the days of the tiny newborn asleep on my chest, but I'm so excited by the fact that she can play now! She makes every day SO GOOD. Utterly and completely.