Butterflies & Birthday Wishes

Butterflies!

A birthday banner in the sun room

The Birthday Girl and her Daddy playing Saturday morning!

Butterfly Cupcakes

Butterfly "Smash Cake" just for Sophia.
(***Note: this is the after shot of what the cake really looked like when we picked it up from the bakery on Saturday morning...I'm not one to complain, and I know I can be a bit of a perfectionist... but seriously..... this cake had 10 clear-plastic butterfly rings placed on the outside of the cake. You know the kind, where the details of the wings are painted with gold. The ones that look like they had been dug out of a quarter machine...So, when we got home, this cake got a makeover, and I must say, that it looks 100 times better than it did!***)

Saturday afternoon we celebrated Sophia's 1st birthday!

Matthew and I wanted the day to be extra special for Sophia. We wanted this to be a birthday to remember. Even though Sophia will not remember it, it will always be a special memory to us.

So here are some pictures of our favorite moments from the day!

Sophia and her Daddy

All dressed up for her party

This was about the extent of her interest in the gifts...

Instead, she was content to sit on Kel's lap and eat!

Checking out the Tea Set...it's so cute, it even talks to you with an English Accent! hahaha


And then it was cake time! Every bit of Sophia's personality was displayed here. She is so inquisitive, and polite, and curious...but also very reserved, until she knows just what's going on!

So, we sang Happy Birthday to Sophia, and as we sang, she reached out, and pointed to the cake, saying, "Peas" (for please...) Which was adorable, and just like our girl. She points and says please and you just can't say no...we're definitely in trouble with this girl!

Her first touch of the icing...

And then the first taste...

And another...notice how she's changing from left hand to right hand and then back, it was almost like she was shoveling the icing in, one hand at a time...

And now she's going for it!

:) YUM!

The aftermath...licking the sugar off her lips still!
And if you look really closely, you can see the strands of hair starting to dry, all sugary and crunchy! :)