Little Lulu is One!

Little Lulu is 1 year old today.  This year has just flown by and I'm an emotional wreck today!  I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Lainey is THE.  BEST.  BABY.  EVER!!  (Sorry Hailey, but you were quite the handful!)  She is always smiling, laughing, squealing with delight and ready to snuggle!  I love this little love nugget with all of my heart and soul.  Happy first birthday Lainey Brooke. 

We kept Lulu's first birthday simple and had a cookout with family.  If only we could have low key parties for the rest of their lives!!  It was fun, relaxing, memorable and perfect. 

Lainey Brooke, 1 year old

"It's NOT my party and I'll cry if I want to!"  Someone has been having a hard time sharing the spotlight with the birthday girl, and her new toys!

Family photo on our front porch, during Lulu's first birthday party

She's such an unhappy baby!

Posing with Hailey before St. Stephen's Summer camp. 

I think they like like each other. 

Summer birthday buddies. 

Hailey and her best buddy, George.  He goes everywhere with her!

Painting with her friend Sophie at All Fired Up.  She was making a birthday present (a ceramic kitty) for Lulu. 



Enjoying a chocolate chip waffle for her birthday breakfast. 

Apparently I didn't feed her enough because I found her eating toilet paper later. 

Sporting the same birthday onesie that Hailey wore on her first birthday.  Lulu fills it out a little bit better!

Playing with Lainey's Fisher Price Learning Home before the birthday festivities started. 

Excited to open presents!

Hailey ended up opening most of her little sister's presents.  Shocker!

Lulu didn't seem to mind, as long as she had wrapping paper to eat!

Working on her walking skills with Daddy.   We are far from the walking phase.  THANK GOD!  I'm not in any hurry for that to happen!  My "Little Lump" prefers to sit and observe/eat and I'm happy with that! 

Some of Lulu's admirers.  Uncle Poogie and Uncle Ken. 

Playing with Poogie. 

Water play with Babu.

Daddy grilled out some yummy kabobs!

Tea party in the playroom!

Enjoying some quiet time with Uncle Poogie's new puppy, Wrigley. 

Sweet talkin' Babu into letting her out of  her room.

Yes, Buggy attended the birthday lunch in her birthday suit.  It seemed only appropriate, right?!

We made sure to have Lulu's favorite lunchtime treat for her birthday.  Chick-fil-a nuggets!! 

Uncle Poogie over did it on the nuggets and had to take a nugget induced nap before lunch. 

I love how Lainey is looking at her big sister in this picture. 

The girls on Lulu's first birthday. 

Lainey LOVES her some Dora the Explorer!

Here comes the cake!

She looks just like her Mommy in this picture!  (See below).

Mommy, on my first birthday. 

Hailey LOVES to sing "Happy Birthday!!"

Lainey loved her cake!

 

Making sure no one was looking....

....so she could eat her cake, her own special/messy way!

Babu tried to keep Hailey distracted with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on his i-phone, so Lainey could actually play with her birthday toys without experiencing the wrath of her jealous big sister!

Taking the Dora car for a spin around the playroom. 

My man and my little brother.  I love these boys bunches!!!

All clean and ready to play some more before bedtime. 

Bug was excited to go to preschool camp and tell all of her friends about Lainey's birthday!

Ready to show off her 1-year-old little sister to her preschool friends.  She's "so big and strong now!"

We're all enjoying the leftover cake!!  Yum!

No one is enjoying it more than Lulu though!!

Daddy and the birthday girl. 

Lainey Brooke Kinard, on her "birth day."  Seems like it was just yesterday. 

Mommy's girl. 

Lainey on her 1st birthday.