Our Little Honey is One!

Well, if you hadn't heard the buzz, we had a bee-themed party when our little honey turned ONE! {She is sweet as can bee, if I do say so myself!}

Pics from the party:

Cookies by Jess. Cake and cupcakes by Darnin & Mommy. We also served Eliette's favorite: jello. Sweet thing! And, she was still on the MSPI diet then, so the whole party was friendly for her diet. Yay!

We partied outdoors a bit, and she showed her grandparents that she loves her new little roller coaster.

But first, outdoor party decor:

Coaster girl:

"Weeeeeeeeeeee!"

She had so many gifts for it being a teeny-tiny party.  Not spoiled at all.... {wink*wink!}

Before we knew it, it was cake time. Yummmmmm!

If one more picture were taken just after the one above, it would show our sweet baby girl extinguishing a candle with her fingers. OMG, it happened so fast. It really put quite the damper on things, and there were many tears shed over that one little act. (And Eliette wasn't the only one shedding tears!)

But alas, we moved on. We moved away from the whole concept of cake eating, and Daddy took her into the pool.

Most of the company left after eating and watching the kiddos swim for a bit. When things were kind of winding down, we tried the birthday cake again. Eliette sat, in a diaper, in her highchair, with this big birthday cake in front of her. Nothing. No forward motion for a cake-tastic mess....In fact, she just cried and cried. 

UNTIL: Daddy got a fork. He's so smart!

 "Daddy, I can't eat a cake with my bare hands. I am a lady."

{Hey, Gage, I think you're over shooting the whole smile thing in this one, buddy.}

So, in the end, all was well that ended well. She got to eat all of her favorite foods, got lots of hugs and snuggles, got a ton of gifts, got to swim with family and friends, got new shoes and jewelry {two of her favorite things already}, and had minions feed her cake. Sounds like a pretty great day, right!?

Right!