Kate turned one on a Sunday and after trying to figure out the logistics of her birthday party we decided to just have a small little gathering with close friends and our little family. It's funny how life changes the perspective of things. With the third child, their birthdays just aren't as extravagant. June's birthday was full on adults because in reality we didn't have friends with that many kids. Fast forward five years and we can barley fit our family in our house let alone that many people. I was prepared to just have a little birthday party with our family, but in the end I knew I would have felt guilty and honestly sad if I looked back and hadn't done anything for Kate's first birthday.
The Saturday before we went to Chick-Fil-A and let Kate go to town on a chocolate chip cookie.
That night we got her all cleaned up and put her in her birthday PJ's.
Daddy was playing with the older two kiddos so Kate and I had a little bit of just me and her time. It was perfect for the night before her birthday.
Her favorite thing is to be thrown around on our bed. She loves it wild and gets laughing so hard. If we don't keep doing it she crawls over grabs our hands and then falls backwards and starts laughing even more. It's my favorite thing too.
We put her to bed and then decorated the house. We mostly decorated for June. That girl was beyond excited for Kate's birthday the next day.
So excited that June decided to wake up at 6am and wake us up to remind us it was Kate's Birthday. We made her go back to bed. Which she didn't and ended up waking up Kate. So we started her birthday bright and early in the morning.
We played for a bit and then opened her birthday presents
Owen was sad because he didn't get to open any
We went to church and of course had a crazy Sunday. I always walk away from Church more exhausted than I do when I go. Especially when Dan is teaching and we both have to juggle kids.
Kate fell asleep on the way home and then had to be woken up or else she wouldn't sleep that night. Have I mentioned before how rough one o'clock church is!?!
That evening we had friends over for dessert and to sing to our special little lady
I think every grown adult was calling her name or making a funny noise to try and get her picture! Hahaha
Singing Happy Birthday
She really didn't eat her cake too much but then we gave her an entire ice cream bar and she went to town on it! She ate the entire thing.
Ice-cream and cake all over her body and hair I felt it was a successful first birthday.
That night we face-timed with family and then called it an early night for Kate.
It was a great little birthday and exactly what I had in mind.
One last happy birthday!
We love you little Kate.
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