Emma's 1st Birthday!!!

Our little Emma Belle turned 1 this last Saturday!

We celebrated this momentous occasion at Whitney Park with family and friends! Everyone had a blast and Emma loved the swings!

She loved being the center of attention and having everyone sing to her (I am pretty sure she gets this quality from her daddy)! And she found my cake to be quite yummy! Woo hoo! The giant cupcake turned out to be a success!

Then it was time to open gifts. With Mommy's help of course! It was so much fun to watch her little face light up every time we opened a new gift!

By the end of the day our sweet Emma was all worn out! It turned out to be the perfect 1st birthday for our perfect little girl!

BeAuTiFul

So I decided to see if I had an undiscovered baking/cake decorating talent and make Emma's first birthday cake! The theme was cupcakes and I found this adorable giant cupcake cake pan at Michael's. So I bought it and then headed home for a practice run! It all seemed pretty easy but it definitely didn't turn out the way I had imagined! So I set it on the counter and thought to myself, "Maybe I will just order a cake!":( Then my little Dylan walked into the kitchen, took one look at my disaster, I mean cake, and in the most sincere voice said,"Awww...Mommy it is beautiful!". Instantly my heart melted and my eyes began to tear up. I bent down gave him a big hug and told him how much I just love him! I had never heard him use the word beautiful before. I wouldn't have been surprised if he said my cake was awesome, since that is the word he uses most to describe anything he likes! But no, he said it was beautiful! It was just the encouragement I needed to want to try again! It is amazing how a small child can uplift you! It is little moments like this that make feel so grateful to be a mommy! I don't know what I would do without my silly little man!