rózsa emlékek: Happy Birthday, Gabriella Kate!!

On April 11th we celebrated Gabriella's 1st Birthday! She is such a GIFT and we were so excited to celebrate her life! Her smiles are contagious and her spunky personality keeps us laughing! She is the most petite little thing (weighing in at only 17 pounds), but you would never know it if you watched this girl eat one meal. She literally eats twice as much as her 3.5 year old sister at each meal. HA! Gabi LOVES to dance and anytime there is music or singing she will start bobbing up and down to the beat. She has just started giving the most adorable (slobbery) kisses ever. She adores her big sister, who also adores her. The two are already quite the pair and play so well together. Gabi is a mama's girl, though she loves her daddy, too. She is a clown and loves to tease and give cheesy smiles. She is pretty content most of the time, unless she is hungry. She loves to cuddle and she loves to get baths. She is also a good sleeper (7p-7a each night with two naps in the day). And, she has recently mastered the art of walking! We couldn't be more blessed with our little bundle of joy!

Due to our travel schedule and life being a bit crazy this time of year we kept her birthday pretty low-key. Our friends came over on her actual birthday for dinner and cake and then on Saturday, our sweet church family in London, KY threw her a little surprise birthday party. We were thankful to be able to celebrate with some of our dearest friends who love Gabi so much!

Each girl has their own homemade birthday sign and month-to-month picture banner. It is a lot of work, but I enjoy pulling them out each year on birthdays. Here is Gabi's finish product.

Each kiddo also has her own birthday plate that I've painted and pull out each year.

Love these little traditions.

So excited about the water table!!

This was on the afternoon of her birthday...I looked over and found her sitting on top of the container...when did she learn to climb?!?! A great way to celebrate turning 1!