Kaitlyn's First Birthday!

On Saturday, Kaitlyn turned 1 year old. I can't believe how quickly the year has passed. I get a tear in my eye to think how in a blink of an eye, my baby is now supposed to be a "toddler."

The day of the big event might have been a bit much for the little one. She started out the party with some tears and protests. She was not happy at all. But she warmed up to the idea of an event all for her. She enjoyed playing with some kids that were close to her age and got a kick out of charming everyone. And she got tons of cool new toys to play with and adorable outfits to wear.

Here are some pics to enjoy. This is the morning of her birthday in her cute new footie pj's. She is showing her new favorite thing to do - tug on the front of her shirt!

Here's the cake I made her. There was much debate about me doing this. I've been really busy at work, but for some reason I insisted on making her cake!

And she even had her only little piece all to herself. Much to my amazement, the piece looked exactly like this when it went in the trash hours later. She managed to flip the cake off the plate, and it landed upright. But that was it! She wanted nothing to do with it.

I decided to make some cookies too, in case we ran out of cake. My first attempt at the Aitken family sugar cookie recipe. I think they were a hit!

Here she is playing on the floor with Lyndsey and Camryn. She really liked Camryn.

Here she is playing with Uncle Scott and Uncle Russell and the big teddy bear.