One Sweet Year

Happy Birthday, Drew!

ok, seriously, i heard Topher say the words, "no way, dude. i have a one year old..." and this totally sent me reeling. (it was in response to a late night inviation to dinner, by the way, which was not the part that took me aback.) if Toph has a one year old, that must mean i do too. whoa nelly. where did she come from? because, I have a baby, don't I? not an almost toddler! I suppose i'll get used to this growing up business at some point.

nah. no, i won't.

alright, here's how we celebrated:
one of our dearest friends, Kaleigh, came for a perfectly long visit & was able to help us party it up all week long! So, we started Tuesday with a special birthday breakfast & a couple of presents. One of them was a float for the pool. So, after the special birthday lunch, (mac n cheese) we went for a swim.

mmm, i love mac & cheese!
is this drew showing us she's one? she has also learned to point to her nose when you ask her where it is...perhaps with all the slippery cheese...well, you know. yuck.
pretty girls at the pool

So, after a special breakfast, special lunch and pool time, we went out for...a special dinner! we all love japanese hibachi & drew has been a few times, but this time she actually cried when the chef made the big flame. too bad i have no picture of that.

finally, right before bed we opened a huge gift bag full of tons of great stuff for the birthday princess. thanks to "momma Gail" who is topher's assistant at church. the gift bag included her special princess "1" tiara, and a precious baby doll that drew loved to kiss, plus lots of other great stuff. so awesome!
when we said we celebrated all week, we meant it. drew got some great gifts that came in the mail from wonderful friends & family in oklahoma, tennessee and texas. wow, we feel loved! thank you so much!

finally came the party on saturday! Mamaw & Papaw from Alabama, Nikki and Kaleigh from Tennessee, and Whitney and Kelsi from Oklahoma were all here for the weekend. we had so much fun! Mamaw Delena made this adorable cake & we had a rubber ducky theme...and lots of pink!

She wasn't really sure about the cake. she does love making a mess with her food, but this was so new that Dad had to help smash her hands in it. she also loves to clap her hands, especially when someone says "good job", so that, plus the icing equaled much fun. we just had a blast the rest of the weekend spending time together. we played & played, and we ate & ate.

drew was certainly worn out by the time everyone went home. but guess what? she can't wait to do it again next year! happy first birthday, baby girl.