Kate's 1st Birthday Party

We celebrated Kate's 1st birthday today with all of our family that could be here with us. She was happy to be the center of attention for a couple of hours. Mamaw showed up a bit early to play with her as I prepared things and got the cakes set out. After singing Happy Birthday and seeing her candle (blown out by Rachel), Kate enjoyed a tiny white bear cake of her very own, while the rest of us enjoyed a chocolate bear cake and a white #1 cake. She was very hesitant to try the cake and Doug finally cut into her little cake with a fork and gave her a big bite. Once she figured out she could actually eat the cake and that we weren't going to stand there and feed her bite after bite, she caught on that she could dig in with her little hands. Once we had all had our share of cake and ice cream we moved into the living room where Kate got to open her gifts. Rachel once again, was a big helper and helped her unwrap each package and pulled the contents of each bag out for her little sister. Kate was happy to find some pretty new outfits, a Jack-In-The-Box, Raggedy Ann, touch and feel books, a bag full of new hair bows and several toys all just for her. She was growing tired, but seemed happy to sit and play with her new toy phones and books. We are so glad she got to celebrate with everyone and thanks to all of you who helped to make her day special! We love you!