Well, our little munchkin is a whole year old - such a big girl!! We celebrated her first birthday in style, with a birthday party the weekend before and family trip to the zoo on her big day. All in all, I think we all had a fabulous time celebrating this milestone in Lily's life.
The Saturday before her birthday, we invited family and friends out to Durant Nature park for a birthday party for the Lilypie. It turned out to be an absolutely perfect day, both in regards to the weather and to the party. We rented Sassafras picnic shelter (perfect name!) for the afternoon and had a cookout. Lily's party was a cupcake theme, so we had cupcakes everywhere - on the plates, napkins, banners, decorations, her birthday cake(s) - pretty much on everything! Lily had a wonderful time - she was busy eating lunch, opening presents, smiling at everyone and diving into her smash cake. Here are some pictures from Lily's party day:
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| Adult favors (cupcake parfaits) and kiddie favors (cupcake crayons) |
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| Lily's Birthday Cake |
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| Birthday girl! |
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| Diving into cake |
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| Asking daddy for cake eating tips |
On Wednesday, after a special birthday breakfast, Daddy, Mommy and Lily headed to the zoo to celebrate Lily's big day. This was Lily's first trip to the zoo and she LOVED it! She's a big animal fan and seeing some of the exotic and amazing animals at the zoo was so much fun for her. I wasn't sure how much attention she would pay to the animals, but she really loved looking at them. Her favorites were the seals and the gorillas, from what we could tell. Lily also got to try pizza for the first time at the zoo; it was her special birthday lunch treat!
The highlight of mommy and daddy's day was a up close and personal visit with the chimpanzees - we stayed at their habitat for about a half an hour (Lily was sleeping in the stroller), while they talked to us through the windows, signed, danced and basically entertained us (or maybe we entertained them?). It was such a cool experience - I've never seen them interact with people so much. We also found out some very exciting news - one of the gorillas at the zoo, Jimani, is pregnant! This is the first gorilla pregnancy at the zoo in 22 years and only the second one ever for the zoo - definitely an exciting event! She's due in late summer and I can't wait to check out pictures of that baby. Here are some pictures from our zoo day:
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| Birthday breakfast of blueberry waffles, kiwi and scrambled eggs |
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After the zoo, we headed back home, where Lily had dinner and then her birthday cupcake! She knew just what to do with this cupcake - after a little warm up, she dived right in. She also got her small birthday presents from mommy and daddy - a new book and a whole set of cupcake crayons!
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