Mia's Birthday Party

We were able to reschedule Mia's first birthday party to last night since she and Lily were feeling better. I have to say that Mia looked absolutely adorable in her special birthday outfit. Our friend, Robyn Herring, has a sewing business, and she made the shirt for us. I loved the little cupcake on it since we were using a cupcake theme. She looked precious!

 We ordered Jim and Nick's for dinner: BBQ Chicken, macaroni and cheese, cinnamon apples and cheese biscuits. It was delicious! Mia loved it too. She cracks me up when she eats because she opens her mouth so wide and will shovel it in; it's like she's afraid we're going to take it away from her or something. We have to be careful to only give her a little at a time because otherwise she will over stuff her mouth. Anyway, she really seemed to enjoy this meal, and I can say that she did because she actually kept a party hat on through the entire meal which amazed us all.

After dinner, we had homemade cupcakes with cream cheese icing. She dug right in! Her little face and hands were covered in purple icing. So adorable! I love watching little ones cover themselves in cake and icing! She ate some of the cupcake too, and enjoyed it, but really, I think she loved the icing. She was a mess to clean up!

 Once dessert was finished, we moved into the living room to open presents. Mia still doesn't get the idea of opening presents for her birthday, but she tried. Thankfully, Lily, Molly and Zac were right there by her to help! All the kids loved the presents: a singing blender from Aunt Kendall, a zebra bouncer/spinner from Granna and Papa, a ball popper from Wayne, Dianne and the kids (plus a sweet homemade card from Molly) and a Little People Mayflower set from Mommy, Daddy and Lily (other presents from other family members had been opened earlier in the week). After they were open, we put all the toys together, and the kids had so much fun playing together with them. It was lots of fun for the adults to watch. We really appreciate how thoughtful our family is, and how generous they are to help us mark Mia's first birthday.