First Birthday Festivities

Cora's birthday was so much fun.  I think it was fun in its simplicity, really.  We didn't plan much, which allowed us to enjoy the little things.

On her birthday morning, I brought her downstairs, all dressed up for her one-year Lulu picture, and she walked straight into the family room to find her first present:

Later that night, we opened the rest of her presents.  I thought Brennan was going to explode, he was so excited.  He could hardly keep his hands off her things.  But Cora still managed to have fun!

On Saturday we celebrated with some friends at a local park.  The older kids played on the playground and colored with sidewalk chalk, the adults, talked, and everyone had cupcakes.

What started out innocently...

...quickly became a disaster.  And we loved every minute of it.