SHE'S ONE!!!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!

We've been celebrating since yesterday when we had your friends Molly, Lisa, Robert, and Sarah Harper (almost 10mos) and the twins Clare and Erin (11 mos) and Uncle John and Kristen over for a birthday breakfast. You loved the coffee cake and laughed your way through your inaugural outside ride on your new tricycle (we've been riding inside for days...it's hard to keep something that fun a secret).

Last night you were awake with me at 12:41 (not necessarily my choice but it was sweet all the same). We slept on the couch (again, not necessarily my choice) and I woke up this morning to you clapping your hands together and asking to read a book. Since it was your birthday we read it over and over and over again, as you requested.

Birthday breakfast consisted of your dad's biscuits from yesterday which were just as good the second time around and the opening of presents. Momma G bought you a cow (farmers in Africa will take care of it for you) and a small wooden cow to commemorate the purchase. We love the Heifer Project and think that was a great gift. Nona and Grandaddy pitched in for the tricycle and we all feel better now that you have a seat belt and you love the loud bell. Books, new outfits and sweet cards from far and wide were the icing on top of the cake.

Now, we're off to the lakehouse for the week. Poppa will catch up with us on Thursday but GUT and GUB (two of your biggest fans from Silver Spring) are going to spend a night with us at the cabin before heading back to Maryland. Three and a half hours in the car might be a perfect place to take a long birthday nap, don't you agree?

What a great, great day. We love you.