Birthday Celebrations

Ally had a great birthday week full of presents, family and food! We started with a small get together at Grandma Sharon's a few days before Ally's birthday. It was a cupcake party complete with a cake made out of cupcakes, in the shape of a big cupcake. We ate BBQ and mac and cheese, then opened some presents. Ally was much more interested in climbing on the steps than anything else so she really wasn't in the party mood. We sang Happy Birthday and gave her a cupcake with pink frosting hoping to get a good reaction but instead she stick her hands in the frosting and freaked out. She hated it and wouldn't even put it near her mouth! Instead of cake she got a bath and the party was over.

On her actual birthday we invited Uncle Corey over for dinner and presents at our apartment. She got a fun singing Farmer Cookie Monster from Corey and a few toys and clothes from us. I sat her in my lap and gave her some cupcake off a fork and she enjoyed it much better. She loved playing with Corey and her new toys.

The next day we loaded up and headed to Oshkosh for a big party at Grandma Julie's. Everyone was really looking forward to seeing Ally and she had a great time. She decided not to nap much during the day so we feared that it would be a repeat of her first party but she was great. She played with everyone, opened TONS of presents, ate snacks, and even got the cake in her mouth on her own with no melt down. We took tons of pictures and some video of all of the parties so I have put together a little of everything. A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful friends and family for making Allyson's 1st Birthday so special!