Happy birthday, Lydia!

Happy birthday, Lydia! Our baby girl is one year old! She turned 1 on May 8, and we celebrated with a party at our new house last Saturday, May 10. We had a much bigger party than I think we will normally have for the kids' birthdays, but we also wanted an excuse to have a housewarming party. We had family from all sides, and the weather cooperated with a beautiful day! Not too hot, not too cold, no wind or humidity. It was perfect. We learned that our patio can hold a lot more people than we thought--which means we need to buy some more chairs! Thank you everyone for making our first party in our home such a success!

Lydia was the star of the day. She was happy and smiley the whole day, which was a nice treat. She has had her good and bad days lately because of ear and teeth pain. She's had an ear infection for several months straight now, and we have her scheduled to get tubes next week. We thought she might also be working on some teeth, and her first check-up at the dentist yesterday confirmed it. She's working on six teeth at once right now--her four molars and one each on the top and bottom in front. Poor baby! It makes her fussiness easier to understand.

But anyway, back to the party. It was perfect and both kids were rock stars. Lydia got a new swing to hang from the pergola over the patio, and she loved it. It even has a tray so she can eat while she swings.

By the time we put Lydia in her high chair for a cupcake, she was about out. Her eyes were closing as she drank her bottle right before we gave her the cupcake. When we first put it in front of her, she had this look on her face like, "Now what are you making me do?" She just put a finger in the frosting for her first few bites, and then you could almost see it click in her head that this was really good and she better wake up. Then the bites of frosting got bigger and bigger, and finally she picked up the cupcake and took a big bite! It was pretty fun to watch the gears turn inside her head.

By the time she was done with her cupcake, we figured she didn't have enough energy to open her presents, and Jack was more than happy to do the honors for her! He was a little bored with the cute clothes she got, but he was very polite and thanked everyone on her behalf. 

All in all, it was a fantastic evening, and we are so happy to be back home to enjoy more celebrations like this in the coming years.

Also, here are a few bathtub pics I took a few weeks ago. We gave the kids baths in the afternoon that day, and the skylight in the bathroom makes for some great natural light.