10.13.2008

celebrating our sweet girl

This weekend we celebrated Finley's first birthday (a few days early). Thankfully, it was a beautiful, crisp fall day, and we were able to entertain both inside and out. We ate, she opened a ridiculous amount of gifts, and then we all congregated around her for the highlight of the night...cake time! Proving that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, she thoroughly enjoyed every morsel of her cake. Eventually, she grew tired of playing in the chocolaty goodness and fell into a sugar trance. We gave her a bath, put on her special birthday pajamas, and she gave a goodnight kiss to every single guest (probably not the most hygienic idea). Three hours later she awoke with a fury that I can only assume was from ingesting many MANY more calories than her little tummy is accustomed to. I think we'll lay off the baked goods until next year. Aside from that, her first birthday went off without a hitch. Not a single meltdown or tear shed, and that's saying a lot for a one year old, hopped up on sugar, with 40 people vying for her attention. We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, kisses, and gifts from our family and friends. Thanks for helping us honor our sweet baby Finley.
Check out more pics in the birthday album.






4 comments:

The Pfister Family said...

The party turned out great Meg. Everything looked and tasted wonderful!! I am a little upset that Jeremy, Logan and I didn't get a kiss from Fin!! Oh well.....

mike, hill, and isabella said...

she's so sweet. i'm so glad you got video of her eating cake...now i'm a little less depressed that we had to leave early.

Meghan Elaine said...

Happy birthday Finley. She's beautiful Meghan!

michelle said...

The party was perfect! You and Brian did a great job. Finley was a perfect little angel~