Amelia's First But Really Second Birthday

Today, Amelia celebrated her second birthday, but her first birthday with us.  This morning, we began Amelia's birthday by singing "Happy Birthday" to her as we went into her room to get her out of her crib.  She laughed and clapped the entire time and probably thought that she had crazy parents.  Daddy took her to Krispy Kreme for a birthday breakfast.  She played a little at home until it was time for her party.

Amelia had a fabulous time at her ice cream party.  She acted like parties happened at our house every day.  She was social with everyone and used her charms to get extra snacks from people at the food table.   There is no telling how many M&Ms or bites of ice cream she was given.  I even saw her actually reaching up to the table to grab chips and crackers.

After having some ice cream sundaes and floats, it was time for cake.  Amelia had absolutely no idea what to do with the cake that sat in front of her.  We practiced blowing out candles all week, but she still wouldn't blow out the ones on her cake.  We tried to get her to smash the cake or eat it with her hands, but she does not like to be messy.  She took two bites from the cake with some urging from her parents, but she never grabbed at the cake or got her hands really messy.  We finally gave Amelia a spoon, and she dug right in.

Presents were a lot of fun.  Amelia had a great time pulling things out of the bags and checking them out.  Hello Kitty was a big theme, and she was beside herself with joy when she would see the "Kitty Meow".  Thank you so much everyone for such thoughtful gifts!  Amelia especially loved opening cards and putting them back in the envelopes.  Thank you to all who mailed her birthday cards.  She really enjoyed opening them at her party!

After the party, a smart mother would have put her child down for a nap.  I am not that mother.  Instead, Daddy decided it would be fun to experiment with the left over dry ice.  Amelia had the. best. time. ever!  She played and played in the bubbles and pitched a HUGE fit when the bubble time was over.

I think she had a fabulous first but really second birthday!  I am sad that we missed her first birthday, but I am so grateful that we were able to celebrate this day with her HOME!