Madelyn Turned One!

It's hard to believe that a year has passed already and Madelyn turned one year old. We didn't have a party, just a couple neighbors over to have a little cake and ice cream. It was a simple, but sweet way to wish a happy birthday to our baby girl. All in all a lovely day (okay, minus the whole finger prick and shot thing at the doctor's office)!

Here are a few pictures from the day of her birthday before we had cake and ice cream.

"It drives Kaitlyn nuts when I chew on her trains, but it's my birthday, so I'll chew if I want to!"

"Cheese!"

Sisterly love or is Madelyn really thinking "let me go!"

" A hair bow too mommy. Why, oh why? You already put me in a dress, so I can't crawl and now the bow!"

Madelyn loved playing with the pieces of wrapping paper.

Madelyn and Graham 'playing'. They were so cute together - friendly and just curious about each other. Adorable!!!

I'll skip the cake saga (i.e. first cake bear head fell off) and just show picks. It is a chocolate bear cake for Madelyn and the other cake is a neopolitan cake with chocolate cake/chocolate ganache, strawberry cake/strawberry filling and vanilla cake/vanilla buttercream.

Those are supposed to be bear paw prints on the side of the round cake.

Madelyn is one strong kiddo, the bear almost took a face plant while we held it in front of her to sing happy birthday.

"What is mommy making me try now?"

"So far so good, I think I'll have another..."

"Yummy!"

Happy First Birthday Madelyn!

"I'm going to eat as much frosting as I can - just like mommy!"

"Hey, who took my cake?"