Sophie's 1st Birthday!!!

Sophie's birthday was last Wednesday and was so much fun.  It did however snow on her birthday, but that was okay!   We just had a party with the three of us at lunch to celebrate her birthday, but I wanted the whole day to be special.  I decorated the dining room, which she loved!  For breakfast she had muffins and of course a candle!

Later when daddy came home for lunch we had birthday cake!  She needed help from dad to blow out the candle and then I thought she'd just dig in, but she decided the better approach would be just to stick her face up to the cake and lick the icing off.  She didn't eat much cake!

After lunch she got to open her presents!!!  She got a lot of great things.

It was a Wednesday, so we had youth group that night.  Travis and I decided to take cake so everyone could celebrate afterwards.

It was such a great day and at the end before bed, she got to enjoy her new bath toys!  I think she had a great 1st birthday!

What a Difference a Year Makes!

Where has this past year gone?  It's hard to believe that I was still pregnant with Sophie at this time last year and only a week away from having her.  Now we are only a week away from celebrating her first birthday!!!  Travis always tells everyone that this has been the fastest year of his life, and it truly has. Sophie has been such a blessing to our family and I cannot imagine life without her.  She is so funny and is a lot like her daddy, her personality really shines through and she is such a people person, which is good since she is a pastor's child!  It's so fun watching her grow and discover new things each day.  She is saying new things and trying to do new things;  everyday she changes and it feels like if you blink, you'll definitely miss something!  God has blessed in so many ways with Sophie and I never want to take one second with her for granted.