It is so hard to believe that a year has went by already! It seems like only yesterday that Corey and I greated each day with a hopeful wish that our new little baby would be born. Lily finally entered the world on May 5, 2006 via a c-section. She was so tiny! Covered in dark black hair with beautiful ruby red lips. She stretched her little hands and waved her arms about, trying to get a handle on her new surroundings.
Now on May 5, 2007, she is nearly walking! She cruises around using a wall or finger for guidance, and will drop to her knees when she hits open territory. She has changed so much throughout the year, which is hopefully well reflected by this
blog. Her current skills include a fantastic queen-like wave, blowing kisses, blowing raspberries, and jibbering. She has amazing dexterity, stopping on the sidewalk to pick up a little flower or an ant. She is very close to launching herself through the cat door, but as of yet, her Jackie will sit on either side to entertain themselves with peek-a-boo.
Her birthday day (yesterday) was a gorgeous sunny day. We spent some time enjoying the sunshine and watching runners run by our house for a 5K. Lily sat on the grass and picked dandelions which she would put in her granmdma Pfromm's hair (grandma arrived on Wednesday) and then pick back out. Corey and I ran around to complete last minute party preparation and to gather some things for Lily's May 5, 2006 time capsule (a box filled with notes from us, from grandma, People magazine, Newsweek, a Wilmington newspaper, and postcards of where she lives).
The party kicked off at noon. The weather was gorgeous! In the 70's and sunny. We held it in the park at the pavilion across from our house. We rented some tables and chairs and a snow cone machine, which was a big hit. There is a little jungle-gym set our there so the kids played on the gym and drew with chalk art on the cement. We had a bunch of balloons, of which nearly half blew away before the party started when the wind picked up '_' And we 10 times too much pizza from Grotto, chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A, and a veggie and fruit tray from Acme. Lily had her own little cake, a monkey cake, and little animal cupcakes.
Around 1 we had Bill from We Kids Rock come and play for the kids. We set up underneath a shady tree. All of the kids really seemed to enjoy it : )
There were so many wonderful friends that shared in Lily's special day, not to mention Grandma Pfromm who spent hours gardening, baking Lily's monkey cake, and cleaning! It was really a lifesaver to have her here! Other friends in attendance were Michelle and Jake, Mike, Tammy and little Will, Amber and Jason, Amy, Meaghan, and Amy's mom, Adam, Margo and Brian, Vinny and Lynne, Sunil, Adrianna, and their son Taishan, Rod, Alicia, and their girls Molly, and Abby, Colm and Stephanie and little Allesandra, neigbors Christin, Marge, and Jim, and her former nanny Lenka with her baby Monika, and Lily's current nanny Amy and her fiance Ricardo. I have to admit I was pretty emotional after such a special day with all of these wonderful friends we will be moving farther away from in August '_' sniff, sniff.
So here are some photos of the special day...and for those interested, there is video footage available upon request : ) Notice the adorable birthday wings she is wearing when she eats her cake (complements of Vinny and Lynne). Make sure to play special attention to Will's t-shirt. This was one of Lily's many great gifts. Also note how the party girl became increasingly tired...starting with cake consumption. Will be posted soon...
Now on May 5, 2007, she is nearly walking! She cruises around using a wall or finger for guidance, and will drop to her knees when she hits open territory. She has changed so much throughout the year, which is hopefully well reflected by this
blog. Her current skills include a fantastic queen-like wave, blowing kisses, blowing raspberries, and jibbering. She has amazing dexterity, stopping on the sidewalk to pick up a little flower or an ant. She is very close to launching herself through the cat door, but as of yet, her Jackie will sit on either side to entertain themselves with peek-a-boo.Her birthday day (yesterday) was a gorgeous sunny day. We spent some time enjoying the sunshine and watching runners run by our house for a 5K. Lily sat on the grass and picked dandelions which she would put in her granmdma Pfromm's hair (grandma arrived on Wednesday) and then pick back out. Corey and I ran around to complete last minute party preparation and to gather some things for Lily's May 5, 2006 time capsule (a box filled with notes from us, from grandma, People magazine, Newsweek, a Wilmington newspaper, and postcards of where she lives).
The party kicked off at noon. The weather was gorgeous! In the 70's and sunny. We held it in the park at the pavilion across from our house. We rented some tables and chairs and a snow cone machine, which was a big hit. There is a little jungle-gym set our there so the kids played on the gym and drew with chalk art on the cement. We had a bunch of balloons, of which nearly half blew away before the party started when the wind picked up '_' And we 10 times too much pizza from Grotto, chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A, and a veggie and fruit tray from Acme. Lily had her own little cake, a monkey cake, and little animal cupcakes.
Around 1 we had Bill from We Kids Rock come and play for the kids. We set up underneath a shady tree. All of the kids really seemed to enjoy it : )
There were so many wonderful friends that shared in Lily's special day, not to mention Grandma Pfromm who spent hours gardening, baking Lily's monkey cake, and cleaning! It was really a lifesaver to have her here! Other friends in attendance were Michelle and Jake, Mike, Tammy and little Will, Amber and Jason, Amy, Meaghan, and Amy's mom, Adam, Margo and Brian, Vinny and Lynne, Sunil, Adrianna, and their son Taishan, Rod, Alicia, and their girls Molly, and Abby, Colm and Stephanie and little Allesandra, neigbors Christin, Marge, and Jim, and her former nanny Lenka with her baby Monika, and Lily's current nanny Amy and her fiance Ricardo. I have to admit I was pretty emotional after such a special day with all of these wonderful friends we will be moving farther away from in August '_' sniff, sniff.
So here are some photos of the special day...and for those interested, there is video footage available upon request : ) Notice the adorable birthday wings she is wearing when she eats her cake (complements of Vinny and Lynne). Make sure to play special attention to Will's t-shirt. This was one of Lily's many great gifts. Also note how the party girl became increasingly tired...starting with cake consumption. Will be posted soon...
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