Eliza's 1st Party

What an amazing and fun party we had for Eliza on Saturday! I've come to realize that you can't have too many expectations when it comes to your child's mood on their birthday! She has been sick all week and she is getting better but she just wasn't her usual cheerful self! She tried really hard but mostly just wanted to be held or sleep. She was such a good sport! We had 23 people over for dinner, and yes, we fit them all into our house! I decided to have lasagna and it was much easier than soup and salad! It was a great time eating together and just enjoying food and fellowship, 2 of my favorite things to do! We got everything cleaned up and tried opening a few presents. Well....Eliza was not interested in the least! I ended up opening most of them so it was fun for me! She of course loved the paper! And how can I expect her to know how to open presents when she hasn't done it before! She got some really cute outfits, a very modern, trendy CD player for her room(my brother works at Circuit City), some very adorable shoes, some new sippy's and dishes, some very fun toys(which Adrianna loves of course!), and her "1" angel from my mom and dad.

She opened this bear that my sister Sarah got her, kissed it, and then pushed it away!














She was not impressed with the cake! She picked at the frosting, took a few bites and then threw it on the floor! It landed on our dog's head and he really enjoyed that!












The older kids enjoyed decorating some pumpkin cookies. I think Colin, my nephew, and Adrianna had the most sprinkles! Alex, my cousin, and Jaedon were very purposeful in their decorating and Seth just wanted to eat one! We thought it would be fun to load them up with as much sugar as possible!

All this to say, you can't have expectations! Things happen for a reason and all we can do is go with the flow and treasure each thing as it comes no matter the mood or event. I throughly enjoyed the time spent with family and good friends and the very relaxed, loving time we had. It's amazing how so many people can come together, with very different backgrounds and celebrate the life of a sweet little girl. Thank you to all of my family and our amazing friends for sharing this day with us. It was a pause in time that was much needed! It reminded me to enjoy each moment and remember the gifts God gives us daily. Happy Birthday my sweet girl!