blaire-belle turns one!

my little doll face turned one!!

we celebrated with a morning party serving all her favorites breakfast foods - pancakes, yogurt and berries!  yum!  these food fit perfectly into my pink and blue color scheme ;)

her cake was gorgeous and made by my friend, kari white, who is venturing out on a new career in baked goods, so i was pleased to give her some business!  the cake was beautiful!!!

after helping us decorate, the birthday girl went down for a nap and actually missed the first half of her party.....but that is okay, we would rather a rested and happy party girl!  ;)

when she got up it was snack time!

sharing with cousin annalise!

she was pretty excited about opening her presents, and seem to have a particular fondness for her new baby ;)

then we did her first cake smash right in the middle of the dining room table ;)

i love my sweet little family, and can't believe how quickly these milestones approach and soon pass!  

happy birthday baby girl ;)

eleven months

this sweetheart is 11 months old today!

the little stinker got a sneak peek of her cake smash at her brother's birthday party over the weekend.....let's just say she loved it. ;)

but honestly, there are very few foods that she doesn't love!  she is such a fabulous eater and surprises me everyday with something new that she tries! 

she is so expressive; and loves to just babble and babble.  

she also likes to sing, especially the "blaire-bell" song which daddy made up for her.  she hum/sings along right on key.....so cute!

these big blue eyes just melt her daddy, and she has learned how to play shy.  

she is an expert crawler, and loves to pull up to things to stand.  she will walk around with the assistance of our hands, but prefers the speed of crawling.

she likes to play peek-a-boo, clap her hands, and has recently picked up on using the baby sign "all done".  i am not sure that she has any real clear words other than "uh-oh" (which she has been saying for a long time......), but she does say things that resemble "dada", "mama", "hendrix" and "kitty".  

just because i love comparisons, you can check out my post about hendrix when he was eleven months old here.  i can't believe how much more hair he had than she does!

she is so much fun!  and this year has just flown by.....i can't believe it is already time to plan your birthday party, big girl!

we love you!  ;)