Let's Celebrate

I've decided that first birthday parties are my favorite.

It seems that one year olds have yet to form opinions on much 

(other than when they think naptime should be)

so I get to do whatever. I. want.

Bwahahaha!

In all honesty I just like them because they are pretty low-key.  

I try to keep all my kids' parties that way,

but it seems to become more of a struggle as they get older.

(Note to self: allowing Macy to look at Pintrest

was a big mistake.)

And I have I mentioned I like taking pictures of things that are still?

Because...well, they stay still.

It's kind of nice.

Pretty sure she was loving the spotlight.

This was Q's face before, during and after the whole

"Happy Birthday" singing.  

Even after Macy helped her blow out the candle she was stone faced.

Finally, we convinced her to dig in.

But apparently, one cupcake just wasn't enough.

Happy Birthday Quincy!

Happy Birthday Baby

1 year old today!

This first year of little Q's life has gone insanely slow

and ridiculously fast at the same time.

We sure love this curly headed spit-fire!

As if turning one wasn't enough,

Quincy also chose today to take her first, 

real un-assisted steps.

And, even though her party won't be for a few days,

she got to open her present from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Vance.

My grandma always seems to be on top of things,

including sending birthday presents to her great-grandchildren

that always arrive on time.

O-Town's Harvest Moon Festival

Every October we look forward to Ogden's

Harvest Moon Festival.

The community really comes together to put on

an entertaining, family friendly event.

This year the kids got to make a Home Depot craft.

Macy made a chalkboard with Grandma Sherri,

while Coleman made a mini football toss with Dad.

They picked out and decorated pumpkins,

and got the balloon animal (or Elsa in Macy's case)

of their choice.

I even got my photo booth fix!

My kids are awesome.  They never fail

to humor me in these situations.

Quincy even made a new friend.

She saw this statue while Macy and Coleman were working

on their projects and was instantly drawn to it.

She kept patting its cheeks and talking to it.

So cute!

Props to my crowd-hating husband for sticking it out for the afternoon.

I love this picture, because it wasn't posed, and you can

pretty much tell that he had had it.

Rub-A-Dub-Dub...

two sisters in the tub!

It's no secret that this little lady LOVES the tub,

so two baths in one night was a dream come true!

 

Luckily, Macy was okay with the company.