Parties for Avery

On Friday we had a mini birthday celebration for Avery. We went down town and had a picnic lunch with Tucker. I went to a cute little bakery called So Cupcake and picked up a dozen of their mini cupcakes. They were almost too cute to eat. Oh, but they were so yummy. I had a little candle for Avery to blow out but it was a little to windy so we just pretended. I had some cute pink balloons for her and a darling birthday hat that I borrowed from Kecia. She opened a present (the Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank) that we couldn't get out of the box fast enough. I was SO mad when I went to take pictures and my camera battery was dead...I swear that's the story of my life. Tucker took a few with his phone so it wasn't a total loss.

I think she was slightly annoyed with the party hat!

The "so" yummy cupcakes. (lemon, white chocolate-raspberry...my favorite, brownie sundae, blueberry, banana, carrot, and mint oreo)

Her "real" birthday party took place Sunday evening at my mom and dad's house. We had planned to celebrate on Friday night, but we had a few conflicts come up and Tucker's parent's were out of town until Sunday, so we moved it. My mom made a great dinner for everyone and then we opened presents and had cake and ice cream. Tucker's mom came through again with another cute cake. They were out of town all week, but she didn't leave without making Avery's cake first. I almost had a panic attack thinking I'd have to make my first ever birthday cake. Thanks, Judy!

The party was a success. She ate cake, cautiously. She watched Halle and Aidan open her presents. She got tired of the attention. Thus ended the par-tay! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate.

(This time I made sure the camera battery was charged...many cute pictures were taken!)

She loved the new baby and stroller that Halle and Aidan helped pick out.

Tucker and I gave her this cute purple elephant. She had to fight the other kids for a turn.

Everyone gave her lots of cute new clothes!

She was more interested in the tissue paper.

The flower cake from Grandma Judy

She didn't like getting her hands dirty.

She didn't put her baby down the whole night!

I think she had enough excitement to last her for another year!