A Birthday Celebration

Today we had a few friends and family over to celebrate Naomi's 1st birthday. Her Birthday is actually on the 26th, but we had a fun today anyway. She took a good nap in the morning before everyone arrived for lunch. The menu consisted of Korean Bulgolgi, brats, hot dogs, salad, fruit and mac 'n cheese. The Bulgolgi was a big hit and the kids loved the hot dogs and mac 'n cheese. Even Naomi. We have been slowly introducing her to regular food. I think after today she is not going to go for the rice cereal and pureed fruit and veg. She is a big fan of big people food. After lunch and lots of outside play, we brought out the beautiful cake that Laura made for Naomi. It was not only beautiful, but delicious too. Naomi LOVES cake and ice cream. She was even diving for the spoon for more ice cream. Watching her dive into her cake was priceless. Needless to say we had to give her a bath after eating it. After a quick bath and change of clothes we worked on opening gift. Greg described the event perfectly. He said that all the older kids were like a bunch of Parana fish just digging into their prey. They all helped rip the wrapping paper off all her gifts. She has played with all her new toys already. She got a baby doll from Greg and I, A popping toy from Josiah, a baby stroller from Grandma and Grandpa, a wooed alphabet puzzle from the Zoeller"s, a pretty pink book from the Donaldson's and a fish bowl toy from Granny and Grandpa. Naomi took a nap after lunch, the other kids played in the basement and the adults still standing played the Wii. We had a great day.