the birthday girl

posted by mommy and daddy

our sweet baby girl turned one year old this past tuesday! we can't believe just how fast this year has gone by. eloise has truly been a delight and a blessing (except when she's teething!). she is adored by her brothers, has a wonderfully wide smile, and laughs a lot!

here's the birthday girl almost ready for her big day,
now able to wear the special tutu mommy made
for her and used in pictures when she was born. 

eloise's special birthday shirt made by our neighbor beth

eloise's first taste of regular milk

apparently the straw just got in the way

the birthday girl enjoying birthday treats

brother's trying to get a bite of the birthday cake

sharing cake with daddy

diving in

of course she ate all the raspberries first

she liked the cake...
or at least the raspberries and whipped cream!

no more raspberries

a sugar high followed by a sugar nap with gampa 

eloise's 1st birthday

posted by eloise

for my 1st birthday, we invited friends over for a milk & cookies party. unfortunately, the day of the party we woke up to lots of snow that wouldn't stop (ended up with almost 2 feet!). so mommy and daddy decided to postpone the party for a few days so no one had to get out. and although we were still missing a few friends due to illness, we had lots of fun and everything was so yummy when the big day finally arrived.

my birthday streamers covering my door...
totally fun to peek through!

the decadent party treats were all homemade
by mommy and grammie

i loved all my pictures

party favors made by mommy's aunt,
super cute milk bottle and flower sugar cookies

my peach banana birthday cake