Wow - we're still recovering from yesterday.
You had a great first birthday; here are some highlights:
* We had lots of guests - Mollie and her mom Virginia, Cedar and her mom Brooke, your Grandma Sue, your uncle Nate, Brian, and Ben the Aloha Dog.
* Your dad grilled teriyaki chicken, and we had barbecued pineapple pork, cole slaw, baked beans, roasted sweet potatoes and rolls.
* Your dad and Brian and I stayed up the night before the party and made your cupcakes. They were kahlua fudge with cream cheese frosting. We colored the frosting sea blue and dipped them in graham cracker "sand" and topped them with mini palm trees and umbrellas. IN theory, they were supposed to look like tiny islands. In theory.
* Karen and Samantha sent you a big box of leis and other decorations that really came in handy at the party.
* Grandma Sue made you a lei with real flowers that actually survived for over an hour.
* Brian came up with the brilliant idea that what the party really needed was a fire pit. So he told your dad, "Thor, we had a creative meeting and decided we need a fire pit." Your dad said "OK. Where do you want it?" Thirty minutes later, we had a fire pit. This is why I love your dad. He doesn't question the crazy ideas, and the fire pit turned out to be great fun.
* Your dad and Uncle Nate finished putting together your massive swingset, and everyone had a good time going down the slide with you, even Uncle Nate, who got a little stuck at the bottom.
* Peg Peg and Tex were able to join in the "Happy Birthday" singing on the webcam.
*All day long, you reminded everyone that you are ONE. Just in case we didn't see you the first 57 times, you told us 58.
There were so many photos that I couldn't fit them in a blog post, so I had to make this video recap:
Thanks for being such a gracious hostess and such a sweet birthday girl.
Love,
Mom
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