The party of the year...

...well, at least OUR year, anyway.  We had Aubrey's birthday party at our house Saturday night, and after 2 days of preparing food and decorating I stood outside under the sprinkling rain and prayed for it to stop!  Thankfully it did, because the almost 50 people that came fit much better outside on our deck and in our yard than they would have in the house.  I wish I could have invited everyone that has prayed for us over the past year, but I don't think our 3 acres would have held them all!

Ready for her party!

I think Aubrey was a little overwhelmed at all the people that appeared on her deck, and she got a little fussy as it got closer to her bedtime (I can't complain because I do that too), but she was a trooper.  I got the birthday cake from a certain grocery store, and when you buy a cake for a first birthday they give you a "smash" cake for the baby to play in for free.  We put the cake down in front of Aubrey and she promptly slapped it with her right hand...and then she decided that was gross.  She snatched that hand back like the cake was hot and looked at me like, "ew!  get it off!"  I pinched a bite of cake off for her to taste, and, true to form, she gagged and spit up after she got it in her mouth.  *sigh*  At least she's consistent. :)  She got lots of wonderful gifts of books--we've already started reading them and will read them for years to come, I'm sure.

Why are these crazy people singing??

Thank you to everyone who came to the party, who wished her a happy birthday in person or through a phone call or email or online.  She is so loved, and therefore very blessed.

Now here are some cute pictures. (Photo credits to my dad--Adam and I were too busy to take any!)

Ew!  I don't like this!

After puking cake up on Adam's hand...there was some washing to do.

Everyone else enjoyed the cake. :)

Beautiful girl.

 -Keli