Today, we had Kaitlyn's first birthday party at our house. 35 friends and family showed up to party with the princess - and what a party it was. Kaitlyn had a great time playing with her friends and showing off for the adults. She did lots of talking, walking and modified crawling (she had a hard time crawling in her dress, so she lifted up her knees and crawled on her hands and feet).
Kaitlyn had a huge mound of presents and even opened a few before becoming bored with the process and started playing with the ones she already opened. Mommy and Mindy (friend from daycare) opened the rest of the gifts. She got a lot of cool stuff and now needs an extra room to keep it all in.
Of course, the highlight of any first birthday is the eating of the first cake. We gave Kaitlyn a chocolate cupcake and let her go to town. At first, she wasn't sure what to do and just licked the frosting off her fingers. After she got a taste of the cake, however, things stated to get a bit messy as she grabbed the cupcake with both hands and squeezed. It ended up all over her hands, face and hair by the time she was done, but I think she liked it.
After several hours of having fun, things started to wind down and Kaitlyn was very tired. After everyone left, we gave her a bath (she definitely needed it after the cake), fed her dinner and gave her her nighttime bottle. She fell asleep drinking the bottle and was in bed at 6:45pm. By contrast, her normal bedtime is around 8:30pm, but she was having so much fun during the party that she missed her afternoon nap, so we knew it was going to be an early night.
Shawnna and I enjoyed seeing everyone and Kaitlyn certainly had a blast. We appreciate all the gifts and they will all be thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to everyone who took the time to spend the day with Kaitlyn and make this a day to remember.
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It was a fun birthday party! Her and the cupcake were cute..
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