The weekend of Avery's birthday was a whirlwind and a wonderful whirlwind at that! We started off on the eve of Avery's birthday with a trip to Costco, which is a fun place for baby and parents alike.
A large bin of over-sized pillows is a great place to stick a baby.
On the morning of the 24th, after Jeff and I reminisced about where we were one year ago and how big our baby had become, we went into the birthday girl's room to start showering her with birthday love. We opened some family gifts and Avery immediately fell in love her new favorite toy...a walker!
Beautiful birthday girl!
We took Avery to Soup Plantation for lunch where she fell in love with the cute young buser and decided that following him around the room was exactly what she wanted to do for her birthday. That's my girl!
After lunch we ran a few errands, played with Grandpa Wayne and took a nice walk around our neighborhood with Auntie Julie and Auntie Laura (Auntie Julie lives in San Francisco so it was a real special treat having her here!). It was a very sweet and relaxing day for our one year old...and I'm glad it was, because the next day was Avery's big party!
But we'll get to that in a minute...
Before the birthday celebrations began on the 25th, Avery, Julie and I went to Oceanside to witness (and support) our friend, Laura, as she ran into the freezing 7:30 a.m. ocean waters and proceeded to swim 2.4 miles with a bunch of other ocean-lovers. All of us on the sand thought "are they nuts?!" Laura may be nuts, but she loves all things ocean and it showed when the results came back and she got 34th overall and 3rd in her division.
GOOOOOO, Laura!
Now, onto the party! 40 of our closest friends and family were able to join us on this special day, and Jeff and I are thankful for each and every one of them. We definitely missed our friends and family who were not able to make it, but this kind of thing is exactly what this blog is for.
Here are some pictures from the day...
It's my birthday!!
The Soup Plantation buser is so old news.
Bring on the cake. Bring on the presents. I'm ready!
I'll spell it out for you: Avery is one.
Looking at something awesome, I presume. And, being real cute...both of them.
Taking a stroll with Auntie Lindsay.
Cake time. She LOVED it!
Too busy eating caking to smile for the camera. Don't worry, mommy and daddy have this one covered.
I think she could get used to this "birthday" thing.
Avery Elizabeth, as I tell you every day, I love you so very, very much. You are a wonderful daughter and a sweet little girl. You make me laugh, you make me smile and you make me the happiest mommy in the world just by being you.
Jeff and I met on a blind date in December 2004 and were married in October 2007. He is the apple of my eye, the hop in my step and the love of my life. In September 2010 we proudly welcomed our first child, daughter Avery Elizabeth and this site was created to share with our friends and family, near and far, Avery's journey through this magical thing called life.
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