I have so many fond memories from this past year. As I sit here to share some of them with you, I'm not even sure where to begin! Lila has been an adventure, and the best gift, since the day she came into this world.
She is full of personality, has the most contagious smile, never meets a stranger and has a bit of a stubborn streak in her. She loves animals, snacks, snuggles...and especially her family and friends!
She is full of personality, has the most contagious smile, never meets a stranger and has a bit of a stubborn streak in her. She loves animals, snacks, snuggles...and especially her family and friends!
She became a little sister when she was 7 months old, quickly adapting to having another child in our home. She adores our foster daughter and they have become the best of friends!
She looks more and more like her daddy every day, and tends to act like him too! She is the friendliest little thing and keeps us on our toes. She is growing and changing so fast, we are trying to soak up every moment with her!
We planned to go to the beach the week of Lila's birthday. I am so glad that we made the decision to go, because the memories we made were priceless. Lila loved the ocean and it was so fun to watch her take it all in.
We planned to go to the beach the week of Lila's birthday. I am so glad that we made the decision to go, because the memories we made were priceless. Lila loved the ocean and it was so fun to watch her take it all in.
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Although we celebrated her birthday while we were at the beach, we knew her family and friends would want the chance to celebrate too! We decided to plan a simple party for when we arrived at home.
I fell in love with the idea of a "sweet as a peach" themed party, so I started putting together a few ideas! I knew that I would need to keep things simple, since we would be throwing the party together as soon as we returned from the beach. Katelyn helped me design a watercolor invitation, that turned out just adorable!
Lila greeted our guests with hugs and kisses, almost as if she knew everyone was there for her! It was the sweetest thing to watch her love on our family and friends!
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Our simple menu included homemade cupcakes, bakery-bought sugar cookies, cups of vanilla ice cream, and sparkling peach lemonade!
I planned to make cupcakes (and a smash cake, of course), because they're quick! Our family LOVES homemade caramel cake so I went with a mix of caramel and vanilla for guests to choose from.
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A bakery in the next town over makes adorable sugar cookies, so I ordered them in advance and had a family member pick them up for me. We chose individual cups of vanilla ice cream so that it was easy to pick up and no one had to be on scooping duty!
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The sparkling peach lemonade was a recipe I just made up--a mix of homemade lemonade and peach crush--which turned out to be a refreshing mix! I strung up a few of our favorite pictures of Lila for a festive touch. The only other decorations we had was a sweet little ballon arch over her high chair!
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We kicked the party off with singing Happy Birthday and letting Lila dig into her very own cake! She wasn't quite sure what was going, on but she quickly figured out that the best way to celebrate was to clap and eat cake!
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It was simple and sweet, just like Lila. She had the best time and thoroughly enjoyed herself, which made all of the time and effort totally worth it! I can't believe this year has flown by so fast, it has been an honor to be Lila's mom. She is definitely sweet as a peach, and we can't wait to watch her continue to grow!
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