Poor Macie... She looks so sad. She was ready for a nap. She got the breakfast birthday pancakes with a candle in them. (I have done this for Kaelin for the last 5 years, so it is time for the tradition to be carried over to Macie as well).
Enjoying the birthday pancake
Yummy... now I need a nap before my party
Macie's first birthday (remember... this was back in October but my busy life and procrastination got in the way of getting this posted)
Macie's 1st birthday party was fit for a Rock Star.
I was inspired to do a Rock Star theme because of my Rockin' Wild Child. Rock Star just fit her personality. Then I found a super cute dress that just sealed the deal on the party theme. (pictures of the dress and the Rock Star to come in a future post)
Rock Star inspired chocolate covered oreos
Rockin' Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
Cake Balls... Yummy
Chocolate covered pretzels
More candy... sorry parents... I am not footing the dental bill
"Girls Rock" blinged out sign
Rock Star Stage
Inflatable guitars for all of the little rock stars
Fun things... the kids made Rock Star posters, colored Rock Star coloring books, and made guitar ornaments.
The VIP table... each little Rock Star got to pick up a back stage pass, some cool 80's inspired glasses, and get their hair sprayed a funky color
The backstage pass
The Rockin' 80's glasses and the Rock Star tatoos. (each of the tables had pictures of Macie throughout the last year- that was probably my favorite part. I just loved seeing where we were and where we are now.- WOW)
The drink table- we had "It rocks being 1" juice and water
This was a super fun party. The theme was very Macie. Although Kaelin left the party saying she wants her next birthday to be Rock Star themed.
This was what I went into the morning of my babies 1st birthday. She still has hair equivalent to a wild chicken.
What a year....
We battled a couple of different illnesses (thrush, RSV, etc.) I am not wanting to rush her childhood, but I can honestly say I am glad to put this year behind us from a health standpoint. It was exhausting....
However, I am missing the little baby. She is now such a big girl.
As a one year old... she is crawling... standing... but was not walking on her first birthday. (She began walking about 1 week after she turned one).
She is wearing a size 12 month in clothes.
She is still deeply attached to her binkie.
She says Mama, Dada, Moe Moe (the dog), bye bye, Ninin (Kaelin), and probably a few more words.
Macie can only be described as a live wire. She is a free spirit. She prefers NO SHOES, NO BOWS (yes... I am a little devastated). She pulls her socks off and if you don't have pants or shorts on her, she will pull her diaper off too.
She is definitely a little stinker, but I would NEVER trade for anything in the world. She is perfect in every way.
Her sister is deeply in love with her. I am not sure Kaelin could even imagine life without a Macie in it. This makes my heart so happy.
This was the last picture of Macie as a "Pre One Year Old"
Wow... how the time flew by. I am really not sure where the year went. In fact, there are parts of it that either never happened or must be blocked from my memory because there is truly no way that 12 months passed. In 12 years, I am sure I will be reflecting on the same issue. Time needs to slow down so I can savor it. I feel as though I don't even have time to put events into my memory because they are coming at me in lightning speed.
(Reminder... in an effort to catch up from my blogging hiatus, this picture was taken on October 21)
In an effort to catch up, I am going back in time. These pictures seem so long ago now because Macie has grown so much. But, in reality, they are just from October.
For Halloween, Macie was a rocking Zebra Fairy (with no shoes because shoes are way too confining and this girl does not do confining)
If that face does not spell trouble, then I do not know what does.
