Er, on September 19th! I absolutely cannot believe our baby girl is already a year old. Wherehas the time gone? Being a mother brings so much to life. (And it's also taught me a lot about myself.) Elayna is such a blessing to Ryan & me that I thank God every day for her. She's growing up so fast, we can barely keep up. And it's even more difficult since Ryan is in Afghanistan. There are so many times when I wish he were here, for the good and the bad. Like this weekend, when she discovered that walking truly is faster than crawling everywhere. And how she lights up when I walk into the room, like I've just made her day. Or just now, in the middle of the night, when she's cutting another tooth and all I can do is hold her while she whimpers through the pain. We miss Daddy so much. Ryan should have the internet soon, so anticipate many and more frequent posts.
Here she is, shaking presents before her party. Yep, looks like we're gonna have to wrap her toys in clothes to keep her from figuring out her presents at Christmas.
Here's Great-Granny with Elayna's own baby bumblebee cake.
And Andrea, Grandmother, and Vana getting the other two cakes ready. One is a giant bumblebee and the other is a flower with another miniature bumblebee. Vana made all three cakes. And they were DELICIOUS!
MMM. Yummy Yummy Sugar Frosting...
... Preceding the sugar crash!
Stay tuned for more posts and pictures.
