Early First Birthday party!

Lauren's first birthday is a little over a week away. But with the entire family having different hunting trips, we celebrated a little early with a small party. The weather was beautiful and daddy cooked up some wonderful pulled pork...so the BBQ went off without a hitch. Except for that she fell at about 9 a.m. that morning while walking down the hallway. Crashed right into the corner of the wall and left an almost rug burn looking goose egg on her poor forehead. Mommy said that she took after her, because there isn't a baby picture that she doesn't have some kind of injury! But then Nana confirmed that Daddy had a goose egg in the exact same spot which he incurred the day before his first birthday. You can barely notice it in the photos right below her hair line above her left eye.

Yes, Lauren, you are 1 now. Ok, so maybe she wasn't doing it for that reason....but it sure made for a cute photo op!




This little dress was made for her by a family friend. She gave it to us as a baby shower gift last August, but passed away from breast cancer in July. It sure is cute and worked perfectly for her First Birthday dress!


We tried to get done with photos before family came. Hi Nana and Papa!






The monkey was from Ross and Melodee. It was the first thing she found in her packages and definitely something she kept going back too!


She didn't really grasp the ripping and tearing method. But we'll count it as practice for Christmas!

Found the monkey again!

Her dolly stroller was a hit from Aunt Bethany, Cousin Sydney and Cousin Sam. It makes music when you press a button and she dances to it. However the music doesn't last as long as she'd like! As you can see, Mr. Monkey took a backseat to the stroller!

She made out like a bandit. She got a lot of outfits including bigger sizes, a handmade dress by nana and an OSU beaver cheerleader outfit. Lauren also received lots of toys, some of which are pretty annoying! Thanks! Paybacks....I know.