Amelia Turns One!!!

 Amelia's actual birthday passed with fairly minimal fanfare. I was so busy and stressed about the move that I decided to just keep her birthday super simple. I sang happy birthday to her several times (which she loved) and made crepes for her birthday dinner. I thought that she would like the yogurt, the blueberries, and the bananas. She didn't. She just liked the crepes.

Luckily, my mom and my mother-in-law are way better at this than me. They both made her cupcakes. Which she loved a lot.

Also, this cute crown was made by my brother-in-law. I bought the felt for it, but then we decided to move up her birthday party. I had skied all day and was too tired, so my sister, Lauren said she would sew it. Unfortunately, she didn't know how to use the sewing machine, so Bruce showed her how. And then finished. Yay for Bruce! So basically I didn't do anything for her birthday. Other than that, a year ago I gave birth to her, which made her birthday possible. So that was a pretty big deal.

It may be overdone and cheesy, but her birthday made me a little weepy. This girl has changed our lives.  She has made me stronger and more tender, more tired and more invigorated, . I feel like she has been part of this family forever, but it still surprises me that it's been a whole year. I am so thankful that I can be her mom. I hope I never stop telling her how wonderful she makes our lives. She is the silliest, sweetest, most charming little girl I have ever known.

I'll love you forever Millie-girl.

Photos by my dad.