Arabelle Turns One!!!

Arabelle turned one last Saturday, and it seemed like everyone in the family was remembering where we, and Arabelle, were exactly one year before.

We remembered being woken up in the middle of the night to be told our baby would be airlifted to the Children's hospital. We remembered Arabelle lying in her special "giraffe warmer." We remembered bringing her home attached to her giant tank of oxygen with her canula in her nose.

Today it is hard to believe that Arabelle is that same "oxygen baby!" We are so happy with how far she has come!

The Birthday Girl:

Bonnie and Mark put together a fabulous cowgirl/cowboy themed gift that included Jeffrey. Bonnie made custom stick horses and costumes, and the set even included this neato giant pony.

Arabelle loved just sitting on the pony and holding her balloon.

Jeffrey was particularly thrilled with his cowboy costume and wore the whole thing to bed, including the hat.

Arabelle's big present from John and me was this fire truck ride-on. She has been really into anything that resembles a bike lately, and she can already make this one go all by itself. So far she is better at going backwards than forwards. It took her no time at all to figure out how to press the button and make the lights go.

We had angel food cake and lemon crunch cake with whipped cream and pudding and fruit. It's a good thing we bought extra blueberries, because Jeffrey ate this entire colander full of them before the party even started. He ate this entire amount in one sitting.

Arabelle liked the whipped cream

But wasn't sure about the kiwi

Since Jeffrey and Arabelle are exactly 2.5 years apart, Arabelle's birthday also happens to be Jeffrey's half birthday, and since he is really into birthdays right now, we were sure to honor him as well. He even got his own cake with 3.5 candles on it.

Jeffrey actually didn't eat any cake, this bite was just for show.