Cupcakes and fun! Ella turns one!!

We celebrated our little nut's first year last weekend with an absolutely beautiful day spent with dear family and friends. We were blessed by a gorgeous 70 degree day, so promptly moved the party outside. Ella was a joy, bopping around greeting her guests and being exceptionally cute :-) Thanks to so many who were incredibly helpful making it a wonderful day for all of us. We love our little Ella so much, what an unforgettable first year!!

Supervising. Checking to be sure we are setting things up to her specifications.

Will "helping" by trimming the bushes.

Tables in the driveway!! Woo hoo for sunshine!! Seems so strange that only a few posts ago we had over 40 inches of snow in the driveway...

With her Pop-Pop.

Ella's cupcake bouquet. Mommy had lots of fun making this one!!

Joe, Benjamin and David playing in the driveway.

Ella, her godmother Anne, and her Nan.

Blowing out her candle!

Ooooo... sugar.

Dainty, for now.

With Mommy and Anne.

With Mum-Mum and Pop-Pop.

The kids (little and big!) at the decorate your own cupcake bar!

Uncle Damon the camera man and Nan the bearer of ice cream!!

Aunties!! (Amy and Jen that is!)

Maria chowing down.

Will relaxing.

YUM!

Some birthday love from brother... too cute. My joy.

WHOA, Ella this is a family blog... kisses for Benjamin.

The progression of these next few pictures cracks me up. As Ella was eating/playing with her cupcake, she decided to smash her bottle into it. Thinking, "This is kind of fun."

Then she realized that the frosting was now on the bottom of the bottle. "Now what?"

"Eat it, obviously."

"Who me???"

Munchkin.

Kate helping Ella open presents.

Getting into it!

This is a fun one.