Happy 1st Birthday!

This past year has just flown by, and last Saturday it was already time to celebrate Nora's first birthday. We had the whole family over for a cake-and-ice cream party and plenty of little girl antics.

Nora spent most of the morning sitting on this box.


We decorated the dining room in pink and green while Nora took her nap.


Nora's #1 cake - I had so much trouble with it! Lesson learned: if you're going to try to ice the cut sides of a cake, a super-fresh cake is NOT the way to go. Her little cake kept crumbling, too, so I ended up holding it together with A LOT of icing. She enjoyed that!




As is only right for a 1st birthday, Nora made a massive mess out of her cake.




Then it was time for presents! Nora was pretty excited about the hammer Abby picked out for her.


Adam and I got Nora a doll and doll stroller. Abby REALLY liked the stroller - you can see how she threw Nora's doll on the floor to give Gingham a ride in the stroller.


I like this picture because you can see how Abby likes to line things up - she organized Nora's presents for her. The tub of bath toys in the middle of the line (thanks Uncle Alex!) is probably Nora's favorite present - she carries at least one of them around with her all day long.