5's a Crowd; 6 is a Party!: It's So Much Fun to Be ONE!

Rylee knew she was pretty special, but she never realized just how many people loved her until her first birthday. People came from near and far, sent packages and cards, and even called to sing happy birthday over the phone. It was the happiest of birthdays. She enjoyed her party and her cake very much and loves all her fun new toys and other gifts.

Now that she's one, she has decided this means she is officially a big girl, therefore she must start doing big girl things. This includes, but is not limited to: walking, babbling, dancing, clapping, waving, hugging, kissing, climbing up stairs, and taking baths in the big girl tub.

Unfortunately, the first birthday also brings a visit to the mean, old doctor who passes out those mean, old shots. It wasn't all bad though. We discovered that Rylee is right on target, if not going above and beyond all the developmental benchmarks. Also, she is moving right along with her growth. She is still a small fry at 18 lbs. and 12.5 ozs. She is 28 and 3/8 inches tall and her head is 18.5 inches around.

Please enjoy a sampling of pics from the big girl's big day and her birthday weekend in general. And thanks to all who came out to help celebrate. Rylee is a very lucky girl.

After

Before

During

(Mommy and Daddy made the mistake of letting big brother have the camera duties during the cake destruction, so many of the pictures were blurry and unusable. Hopefully some of the partygoers got some better pics)