Ava Turned One!
Ava's birthday party was on December 7th, 2013 and it was a success. I was worried that it wouldn't be special enough, because we didn't go all out. I only got balloons and toule to put around her high chair as decorations. We also had pictures of her around the kitchen table and rolling through on the TV. Curtis and I made owl cupcakes, chicken salad with crackers, chips and salsa, Turkey and Cheese sliders, cheese and pretzel sticks, lemonade, water with lemons, various sodas and coffee. My mom made Ava's owl smashcake. It turned out perfect! The whole thing. We had family and some close friends there. We kept the guest list small, but it was perfect. She loved all the attention.
Ava wore a Lolly Wolly Doodle dress. It was green with white polka dots. I pinned a red bow on it to dress it up a bit more and she was supposed to wear a red head band, but that didn't last long...shocker.
She went with me to get her balloons from Party City. She got to watch them blow them up and she kept saying "oooooooh." The ladies there were surprised she wasn't scared of the noise because most kids her age are. But, Ava is fearless of most things.
She got to play with her big cousins and get held by lots of family and friends on her party day. She didn't show much interest in opening her presents. She wanted to walk around. Mommy opened most of them with the help of her niece, Maddie. She gots lots of cool new toys and cute clothes. Mommy was super excited about the new toys because mommy was getting bored with the same old toys we have been playing with the past year.
When we sang "Happy Birthday" to her, she sat in her chair looking at everyone confused and somewhat bashful. We put the cake in front of her and at first it looked like she was going to dive in, but she took her merry, sweet time. She liked the taste of it and really enjoyed the oreo cookies on it. One time I took the cake plate away to see what she would do and she was not in favor of me doing that. After it felt like an eternity for her to demolish the cake, we took it away. Aunt Kelly and Daddy took her for a much needed, immediate bath. Aunt Kelly got bath duty for the encouragement she gave Ava to wash her hair with cake and icing all over her hands. Mommy was a basketcase as the mess kept mounding. I am a little OCD with mess. Mommy and daddy were pleased to see there were no allergic reactions to the cake. We worry about these things, because we hadn't exposed her to that stuff. We were waiting on her first birthday, but we still don't want to fill her belly with junk. I want her to get to liking fruits and veggies first before she likes the unhealthy stuff.
Ava was spoiled with gifts and love on her special day. I am so thankful for those that came over to our house on their Saturday afternoon to watch a one year old open presents and take FOREVER to eat some cake. It meant so much to us that they would want to be a part of her special day.
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