january 17th - look who's ONE

Our baby Gemma is officially one (almost).  Today was her first birthday celebration and Mommy pulled out all the stops to make it a great celebration.  Her party was all about being a lady interested in things that sparkle...big surprise.  As usual, everything was planned perfectly and our house was decorated beautifully to go with the theme and showcase how AWESOME our kid is...again, big surprise.

It was a full house this year with our close friends and family, along with 15 crazy kids running around screaming.  All of our friends have been busy over the last couple years popping out kids, so the party dynamic has changed a bit.

Alex was very excited to sing happy birthday to Gemma because he has been practicing with Mommy.  Gemma was a very sophisticated young lady and tried to eat her smash cake with a spoon.  We really had to persuade her to dig into it with her little hands.  We cannot believe she is already 1, but are really looking forward to seeing the milestones that are yet to come!