With that said, I will share Aubrey's First Birthday story.
I will have a whole post devoted to this, but Jared received and accepted a job offer in Fort Wayne, IN. They wanted him to start pretty soon and we decided to move as soon as we could, which was April 15, 2013 (Aubrey's first birthday).
We decided to have the party on Sunday, the day before our move. We were at Jared's parents so it was fun having a full house and people to share the experience.
I made Aubrey a pretty cute cake. We think purple is her favorite color (we want it to be her favorite color) so Jared found purple frosting to go over the chocolate cake (chocolate is the only way to go in my family). I felt pretty proud of the cake, but not proud enough to be selfish and not give it to Aubrey.
Her cake! One 9-inch cake for her, the other for the rest of the family to share.
After church, Jared put up the decorations he found. We stripped Aubrey down to just a diaper and a bib (easier to throw her in the tub after the mess) and put her in the booster seat. Everyone sang Happy Birthday to her and we gently put the cake in front of her.
Poor baby totally freaked out! She was so overwhelmed and didn't like everyone staring at her! Just bursted into tears! Don't worry, I have it all on video!! We knew it was coming, just like how we knew she would cry on Santa's lap for Christmas. Yes, I felt terrible she was crying, but it's just a classic moment!
What a sad, crying face!
To help her calm down, we had presents next. She liked hitting them and biting them and trying to rip them open. Every now and then she would cry a little because everyone was watching. Who would have thought that an only child wouldn't want all the attention!?
After presents, we tried the cake one more time. We put a few toys on the cake that she just got as presents to help her like the cake. Second time around was much better!
She started out slow, but once she decided she liked the frosting, she just dove in. Got cake everywhere! On her face, in her eyelashes, in her hair and even in her ear!
Going for the sprinkles
Got a few test bites
Not sure what to do with frosting between her fingers
Licking the frosting off
Sucking the frosting off fingers
The cake after Aubrey
Jared quickly rinsed her off in the sink and we tossed her in the tub to play.
It was a pretty great first birthday, if I do say so myself! Next year may be more fun with her opening presents and eating more of her cake, but I'm glad we had this first birthday of her crying!
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