Lindy's First B-Day

Picture stolen from Uncle Ted's Blog

We had a whirlwind day for Lindy... our camera was packed, so I didn't many good pics on the actual day,  but here's how the day went.

She woke up and had some special birthday oatmeal (it may have just been her normal oatmeal, but just go with it).

She got to hang out with her awesome cousin, Casey, while "the guys" loaded all our stuff onto many trailers.

She had a great morning nap (yes... even on her birthday).

She participated in the Boren family Easter Egg Hunt!

She had her first cake - carrot cake to go with the rabbit ears and cream cheese frosting. She "tickled" the frosting for a while first, she's not a big dive in to something unfamiliar type person, but she did end up eating a good chunk of the cake. Mostly she was distracted by the rocket balloons that the other cousins (and Grandma Reesa) were launching all over the yard.

Then she went down for her afternoon nap while her parents abandoned went ahead of her to the new house to unpack.

Grandma Reesa and Papa Phil brought her to the new house for dinner time (which we shared with Grandma Marilyn and Gramps too!). And finally got to open her presents. This year's take includes:

• 1st Year Memory Book - the pictures below take FOREVER to load, so go fold some laundry while you wait.

Click here to view this photo book larger

• Hand-made and hand-quilted blanket from Mom and Grandma Reesa (you may recall that I started this before she was born... there's been a lot going on since then).

 

This was called a piano key border. Mom and I decided to quilt every other rectangle, which made them kind of pop out every other one - a fun effect in my opinion.

The quilting is actually pretty cool, although you can't see it very well. It's dragonflies and 2 different butterflies, plus little "flight patterns." I couldn't get a good picture of the bugs, but here's a closeup of a loop-the-loop.

 

• Blocks

Her tongue is out... this must require serious concentration.

• Stacking cups toy

 

The cups click together to make differently sized balls - clever!

Here comes Godzilla!

• Push toy - which apparently was pretty cheaply made and will be returned... sad day.

The next day (Easter Sunday) she got to spend time with the Groneman clan, including a new cousin!

I'd say she had a pretty great day!