One Year Old!!

[Treasenuak]

My little girl celebrated her first birthday on November 15th this year, even though her actual birthday isn't until the 27th. I wanted her to have a little celebration separate from all the Thanksgiving craziness; in addition, it was the only weekend all of us that I wanted AT the party would be home!

We had the party at Ted's house. "Aunt" Arwen and "Uncle" William came over, and Arwen brought cupcakes!! Kaitlin received a WONDERFUL new convertible car seat (it can be both rear- and front-facing) which she'd desperately needed and I wasn't going to have the money for for a while. She also got a cute lil bath toy; a boat with stackable rings and a shape puzzle. She hasn't had it in the tub yet; she's been having too much fun with it in her playpen!

For dinner, we had steak and salads and baked potatoes. It was DELICIOUS! The men did all the cooking, so Arwen and I giggled at the messy cupcake-eating baby and played with her. Kaitlin was very wound up by the excitement and all the sugar in her cupcake, so she didn't doze off til after Arwen and William had left and Ted and I each slipped away to bed. But she had a BLAST, and absolutely loved her cupcake and her new toy and carseat.

She is having a wonderful time in her new carseat. She can see out the side windows now, and nearly every trip (if she doesn't fall asleep!) is a running commentary on what she sees outside, along with squeals of delight and occasionally applause. I admit, I occasionally turn my rear view mirror so I can watch her face, and only use the two side mirrors for watching traffic around me. TOO CUTE!!

by the way, pics at www.myspace.com/beckynichols23 for those who care to see. You'll need a Myspace account to get in and see them, though, so if you don't have the account and want to see the pics, PM me some way to send you pictures. There's too many and they're too big to upload here.