La Quincinera!!

My baby turned ONE!! Last Thursday Ellie had her first birthday. And we did nothing. I am not a big believer of throwing a one year old a big bash. But if someone else is going to do all the work. . . count me in. And so I have to say that Debi is an all star mommy. My girlfriend Debi has a daughter that is one day younger than Ellie and she loves doing parties for their first birthday. She asked me if I was planning on doing anything, then we both just laughed. She knows me well. Debi wanted to do something for Molly and thought it would be fun to combine it. And that sounded like a lot of fun to me. She sent the invites, made the cakes and decided on the theme. Anyone that knows me at all knows I do NOT like the "princess" thing either. But Debi did such a great job with it and I loved every bit. (There were no characters involved). You all know what I mean. I learned what a smash cake was and how do go about doing it. Ellie wasn't too sure of it either. I had to literally smash it in her face. Gently that is. :) The cakes were in the shape of little tiara's with their names on them. And the actual cake was a castle. Way to go Debi. . . again. We served hamburgers, baked beans, salsa, cookies and chips. All very yummy. Who doesn't LOVE a great bbq with so many good friends?
I am so glad we did have a party for Ellie. Even if I didn't do any of the work. Hey, I did make some food. That was work wasn't it? :) I loved celebrating the special day that Ellie entered my world. She is one thing in my life that makes me happier than I ever thought imaginable. I love every bit of that girl. EVERY BIT!! And besides the fact that she isn't walking, she IS doing some other very impressive tricks.

*Ellie has been clapping for several months
*She waves"hi"
*She holds up one finger when asked how old she is
*She knows where her nose is and her tongue
*She can CRAWL! :)
*Ellie says, "So big!" with her arms
*She knows how to do "yes" and "no" (No was learned very early).
*She will dance to music
*Ellie is beginning to sort shapesI have to say a huge thanks again to Debi for making such a special day for our girls. She really went all out and I loved it. Maybe I will do it for my next child's first. NO, that was NOT an announcement. Not even close. But one day. :) Happy Birthday little El's!!!

For Ellie's birthday both Grandparents gave her a doll. Grandma and Grandpa Kohler gave her an American Girl baby doll that I LOVE. I have always wanted to have a girl to do all these girlie things with. And American Girl? Hello. Why didn't I ever have one? And Grandma and Grandpa Smythe gave her a Cabbage Patch Kid. I LOVED those when I was little. I remember getting one for SEVERAL years every Christmas. So it is something I planned on doing with Ellie. And it is never too soon to start with dolls. :) Ellie loves both dolls so much. She is a true girl. Thanks to all the other friends that brought such wonderful gifts. She is a lucky little girl to have so many people that care about her. And I do have a wonderful family and fantastic friends. :)(Jason just got home from work and asked me if I had looked at my blog lately. I told him I had a few minutes ago and he told me he changed the title to this post. I said, "La Quincinera?" And he said, "Yeah, I changed it to 'I'm One!'" I asked him why and he told me he thought I was confused, that a quincinera was for 15. PUH-LEASE!!! I know what a quincinera is. That was a bit of a joke with some friends I have here. Just in case any of you were thinking I didn't know my Spanish. I do. :) Feliz Quincinera!!!!)