Kayla's 1st Birthday!

I just have to say that I can not believe how fast a whole year has gone by!!!! I feel like I just barely had her.  I had so many mixed emotions about her 1st birthday that I didn't even know how to handle it.  I cried.  On her actual birthday, April 30th, we weren't able to have her party, but we did get her her own little mini cake to dig into.  She loved it, of course, and we couldn't help but laugh at her.  She loves food so much and gets so mad when she sees it and doesn't get the immediate satisfaction of eating right at that moment.  Needless to say, she was not a happy girl when we lit a candle and sang ''Happy Birthday" instead of letting her dig right in.  It was so dang funny!

We had her birthday party a couple days later on May 2nd.  Again, I cried.  All I have to say is, "my poor husband."  I'm sure he thinks that my wishy washy, motherly emotions, are just a little bit crazy...but I can't help it.  Her birthday party was fun; just a little get together at our house.  She loved opening presents and I made her a butterfly cake.  Mom helped me because it is the first cut-out cake that I have ever made.  It turned out to be way cute and I am so proud of it!  Kayla, of course, had so much fun eating it.  It was such a great day.  Happy Birthday my sweet Baby Kayla!

This is the butterfly cake that I made

This is what the tablecloth looked like

Kayla and her Great Grandpa John.  This was a very special moment because this is the first time that he held her without saying no.  He always said that he won't hold babies until they are 1.

And here we are opening presents

I love that they play together

Here she is putting on her new toy lipstick

Kayla loves her butterfly cake

Here she is sharing with Daddy