Its Official...

My baby is no longer a baby. She's a little 1 year old!!! Lissie had her first birthday party yesterday afternoon. It was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed celebrating Lissie's big day.

Here is the cake. This was the second attempt and even it didn't turn out the way it was planned. The original concept was a pretty pink and white creation which quickly changed when I accidentally made yellow frosting instead of pink! A lot of time was spent on the trampoline. Aunt Cindy and the boys loved it!!!
Here is Lissie opening one of her many presents. She was spoiled rotten:)
After about the third package, she got the hang of ripping the paper.
Here she is with the gift Abby gave her....Her very own dolly.

Tradition requires a wrapping paper war at the end of opening presents. Sam and Joey against the rest of us!

Mommy and the birthday girl getting ready for cake. (Note all of the open wine bottle in the background)

Lissie liked the sprinkles most of all. She daintily picked them off one by one.
Eventually she did get into the cake part.
Fully enjoying the experience now:)
An after-cake bath was essential, so was a different shirt for Mommy. At least she's still small enough to fit in the sink.

What a cutie all clean and wrapped up.

After the cake and bath, we were treated to one heck of a thunderstorm including hail and even an tornado spotting. We all stood in the garage hoping to get a good look at the tornado. It was quite a sight.

A shot of the hail and rain hitting the trampoline. Its only fitting that we had interesting weather for Lissie's first birthday since we had a near blizzard for Abby's first.

All in all it was a wonderful day. I am both happy and sad that my baby is growing up so quickly. She has a ton of words and picks up new ones daily. She isn't walking yet but is taking lots of independent steps. She is an amazing climber and loves to tackle new challenges. Her favorite game is trying to keep up with her big sister. She is also very good at pushing Abby's buttons. The future is going to be very interesting and highly amusing. We are so blessed to have this little sweetheart in our lives. Love you Lissie!!!