Party time!

Clara turned one on March 1, 2010. Oh what a year it has been. We've had our ups and we've had our downs but certainly the ups far outweigh the downs :) . She is great. She says about 4 words now: daddy, baby, Bear, and hi. And she loves the phrase "uh, oh." And she knows when to use "uh oh," when she drops something.

She is not walking (on her own) yet. She cruises or holds on to mommy or daddy's hands. She does stand on her own, though. She did that for the second time last March 20. And today (March 27), she stood by herself for her photos at JC Penny. So of course, I bought some copies of those. She'll be walking soon.

Okay, so back to turning one. We held her big birthday bash on February 27. Here are some photos from the day. I tried to capture a little girl theme and had pink decorations. It was a lot of fun.


The party favors are ready for the guests.

Clara's birthday cake (my attempt to decorate it).


Enjoying the balloons with grandma/grammy.


The house is decorated. Clara is admiring the balloons with grandpa/grampy.


We even had homemade cupcakes (courtesy of grandma/grammy) with homemade pink frosting :) .




One of Clara's best buddies, Braydon, came to the party with his mommy and daddy. Even Bear got in on the action.


Some more party food, finger sandwiches and veggies, yummy....


We have a tradition in the Meyer family that on a child's first birthday, we get out a rosary, shot glass, and coins. Whichever one the baby picks up first is what they will be like in their future. Clara picked up...none other than...the...shot glass :( . (Why couldn't you have picked up the money, uh?... :) heehee.)

Cake time. Clara didn't know what to think of her cake. She put her hand right in the frosting and made a mess. Then she proceeded to take a bite. She liked it :) .


Finally, presents. Clara got some really cute clothes and some cool books and fun toys.

A fun time was had by all. Fun and sad at the same time. My baby is growing up :( . She has entered toddlerhood.