Baby Girl turns ONE!

Above: Our one-year-old!

Above: Daddy made us pancakes and bacon for breakfast.

Today was such a good day. It was one of those perfect, we're gonna remember this for a long time after, kinda days.

Hubs took the day off work to celebrate Baby Girl's big day, and we went to the zoo. This was Baby Girl's first experience at the zoo, and we all loved being together outside with the perfect weather.

Even the drive to the zoo was fun.  We took our new to us family vehicle out for the first time. Plus Baby Girl moved up to a big girl car seat for the first time. I think she thought she was hot stuff. (I think we all thought we were hot stuff. :)

Above: Big Girl loving her new seat!

The zoo was so much fun that we all crashed and took a nap when we got home. It felt good to just enjoy our day together and not stress over how to accomplish the day or what to prepare for the next thing.

In the evening, the grandparents came over to celebrate. They all love Baby Girl a great deal and have been extremely supportive of us this past year. We are so blessed and thankful.

Above: First cupcake.  No problem. 

Above: Baby Girl knew how to get her present...

Above: ...and that there's something good inside.

Above: She even stopped to smile for the camera on her own.  I may have taken just a few pictures of this girl in her lifetime and told her to smile for me. 

As today approached, it has really made us think back to last year at this time. Hard to believe that it has been a whole year since the first time we held her in our arms. A year and a day ago, we were checking into the hospital to be induced.

And I have wanted to take Baby Girl to the zoo since even before that day. Since we knew we were having her, the zoo has been in my dreams to share as an experience with her. And today, it happened! And we had FUN!!