Her celebrations, yes plural, started on Friday night with the Eddins side coming for pizza, presents and cake (strawberry shortcake, that is)! Lila thoroughly enjoyed "oooohing and aaaahing" over her presents. She got lots of great summer clothes including a swimsuit that she decided to wear the remainder of the evening over her clothes!
Posing with Aunt Maria
Read the card first!The next celebration was Saturday, we celebrated with family and friends with a yummy brunch, more cake and ice cream! Oh yes, and more presents! We were hoping for some of that beautiful spring weather we had been enjoying earlier in the week, but much to our dismay we woke up to snow falling, and might I add some of the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen! A little snow wasn't going to dampen the festivities!
Say Cheese!A treat in my family for longer than I can remember is being a recipient of one of my Grandma Harvey's homemade cakes. She is a wonderful cook and bakes with the best of them and she has always been so creative when it comes to birthday cakes. Lila's new found love in life is Mickey Mouse, so when Grandma asked what kind of a cake Lila wanted I knew we were in for a surprise!
You should have seen the joy on her face when she saw Mickey smiling up at her!
Opening more wonderful gifts!
"Happy Birthday to you..."
Yum!Once again, our family and friends totally outdid themselves! Lila has so many people that love her and came to celebrate her day with her, we are truly blessed and so thankful for each and every one of them!
Saturday night found us at Jason and Jen's house grilling out and relaxing enjoying each other's company while my Mom was home. You would think after the exciting day Lila had with all of her company that she wouldn't have much energy left, but we were wrong!
Justin Bieber Dance Party, Anyone?!One of Lila's big presents from Mike & I and my Dad and Laura was a play set for the back yard. The three of us loaded up on Sunday and headed off to Menards to pick up this backyard entertainment system they call a swing set! She was very excited about it and was talking about her swing the better portion of the day! Now it is up to Daddy to get it set up, any bets on how long it will take?!
The big day -- Monday, April 18th Lila and Mommy spent the whole day together. She slept in this morning and awoke to Mommy singing "Happy Birthday" to her as I opened the blinds and we greeted the day! We bummed around in PJ's having breakfast and playing with new toys! We got cleaned up to run a few errands, stopped by Daddy's work to say "hi!" and then met Jen and the girls for a birthday lunch at Granite City! After we got our bellies full we headed back home for a good, long nap. We needed our rest for when Daddy got home, we had more presents and MORE CAKE to enjoy!
Did I tell you it is my birthday?!
Veggin' out!
We sang Happy Birthday once again tonight as she smiled with her delightful innocence! As I have been preparing for her birthday I have found myself asking for this stage to last a little bit longer, wondering, if I had the chance would I keep her this age forever?! She is so much fun and truly, a really good little girl, that I would love to keep her this way, but I think of all that we would miss out on, all that we are looking forward to...keep growing my dear, sweet girl! We can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us!
Happy Birthday Lila Louise! We celebrate YOU today! We love you and all that you are!
The big day -- Monday, April 18th Lila and Mommy spent the whole day together. She slept in this morning and awoke to Mommy singing "Happy Birthday" to her as I opened the blinds and we greeted the day! We bummed around in PJ's having breakfast and playing with new toys! We got cleaned up to run a few errands, stopped by Daddy's work to say "hi!" and then met Jen and the girls for a birthday lunch at Granite City! After we got our bellies full we headed back home for a good, long nap. We needed our rest for when Daddy got home, we had more presents and MORE CAKE to enjoy!
Did I tell you it is my birthday?! 
Veggin' out!It was a lot of fun this year with presents. Lila opened all of her presents on her own and was truly excited about it! She had hilarious commentary for each gift she opened. These shoes were a HUGE hit!
We sang Happy Birthday once again tonight as she smiled with her delightful innocence! As I have been preparing for her birthday I have found myself asking for this stage to last a little bit longer, wondering, if I had the chance would I keep her this age forever?! She is so much fun and truly, a really good little girl, that I would love to keep her this way, but I think of all that we would miss out on, all that we are looking forward to...keep growing my dear, sweet girl! We can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us!
Happy Birthday Lila Louise! We celebrate YOU today! We love you and all that you are!
1 comment:
So, how long did it take to put it up? We are planning on buying a 'swing set' for our 6 (11,8,5,2, and 10 mo twins) from Menards in the next few days... Love to know about your experience... Thanks!
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