Christie's Birthday Party

Here are the much awaited (I flatter myself) pictures of Christie's first birthday party, which was back on Nov. 2.

I was lucky to get this hair accessory on her and dared not try to adjust it.

Sometimes one-year-olds just can't be bothered with parties and guests.

With her bff Payton and the new giraffe from Russ and Sonya.

Robin looking adorable in her party dress.

They like to snatch items back and forth.

The C's didn't come out as cute as I'd hoped.

I promise he watched little to no ipad during his sister's party. 

Me and the girls.

Forgot to include this one in the previous blog post.

This crouch reminds me of someone - maybe Nightcrawler.

New shelves and cabinets! We are quite pleased with them.

She cried, not because we were singing, but because she was tired and it took us a few minutes to get organized and she had been sitting in her chair wondering why she couldn't go to bed.

She started to cheer up as this strange object (smoldering cupcake) got within reach.

At first it was just something to play with. I don't think she knew it was edible!  Funny she didn't think to try it since she'll pop a tumbleweed of cat hair in her mouth without thinking twice.

PUT ME TO BED!

At some point, maybe after this picture, she finally gave up on whining and made her final signal of exhaustion by sticking her thumb in her mouth.  It took her a split second to register the sweet sugary taste from that little blue thumb, and she quickly whipped it right back out of her mouth with a surprised look on her face.  I wish we had caught it on video

 

After that she knew just what to do, and even seemed to enjoy it more than a passing hair ball and other such delicacies she she brings in on her daily hunting expeditions.

 

And then my camera was acting slow so we turned off the flash.  I'm kind of bummed about it.

What a lady. She only got a little on her dress, and none in her hair. Somehow I did find a blue frosting crumb in her diaper though, which still baffles me.

Tope with Ita before bed.

These pictures are still hanging as I type this.

 

Another pic of the shelves - and David Ho watching football!