Spaghetti baby
Feeding goats with daddy at the zoo
Giving kisses...or acting like a goldfish cracker
Hanging out with her buddy Benjamin
Climbing like a mountain goat
The morning of her birthday. Her hair is absolutely out of control (all the time, not just this morning). And yes, she does have a fat lip! She fell off the couch the night before...
We decorated with streamers and balloons, and she loved it when she got out of bed. She wanted to play with everything....that is, until she realized she was starving!
Playing with her favorite present of all. Not the phone....the cardboard box, imported from Idaho!
Opening presents after mom and dad got home from work.
This was my first attempt at a decorated cake for Tylie. I think it turned out pretty cute, but not as cute as I invisioned in my head. I guess I need more practice. I also made a second cake for everyone else to eat.
For her "party" we invited the Macks and the Fackrells over to the pool. We opened a few presents, ate cake, and swam. It was a lot of fun for all of us, and the weather even decided to cooperate. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of all of us hanging out...but here are a few of her opening her presents:
She, of course, loved the shiny ribbons. She kept putting them around her neck.
Ben was so sweet and helpful. When Tylie was less than interested in opening gifts, he was more than willing to help out!
The funniest part of the night, of course, was letting Tylie dig into her cake. She was very unsure at first, and didn't quite know what to do with the mess all over her hands, so we helped her get it to her mouth and she took care of the rest.
Throughout the day, whenever we tried to open presents (which we attempted about 4-5 times), Tylie never seemed really interested. We pretty much helped her open all of her gifts, and even then she had more important things to do than dote over new toys. Finally, after swimming and everyone had left, we went back to the house to open the last of her gifts. It was only at 9:00 at night that she finally decided it was cool to have new toys...she stayed up until about 10:00 playing with everything in sight and making a mess of our house.
Overall the day was definitely a success. Thanks to all the friends and family that helped make it that way....we ended up with one very spoiled child thanks to you! Happy Birthday Tylie! We love you and are so happy to have you in our lives!
