If a pictures is worth a thousand words, then what are a thousand pictures worth?

Kidding. I won’t share that many photos. But, I may cut it close.

You guys. My baby turned one. We had a sweet little celebration with family and collectively marveled at this little firecracker. She is spunky and sweet and cuddly and fearless. A perfect combination if I do say so myself.

We started the day with a waffle breakfast and then she opened a couple of gifts. My favorites were the ones the boys wrapped for her…they found a couple of their old toys and wrapped them up special for their baby sister. These boys are enamored with this little gal. Future boyfriends beware. 

We had a fun little party that afternoon. Overload of pink and cake. What else do you need?

My friend, Julia, made the gorgeous cake and little smash cake. She is so talented!

A first birthday party is a perfect excuse to print off 15 billion photos from her first year.

We made homemade pizzas for dinner and snacked on watermelon and feta salad, caprese salad and twenty different types of yummy pizza. I didn’t stop eating the entire time.

Drink station: pink lemonade and raspberry mint champagne punch. Because, we were celebrating.

She’s wild. Particularly when I’m trying to get a photo with a headband on her head. It lasted 5.5 seconds.

Headband is gone…replaced by crazy hair!

Dave’s side of the family…{Sylvie’s expression is hilarious – she gives Nate that look often}.

My fam…

Similar to her disdain for headbands, this girlie is not a fan of adorable bibs. This is the only photo I managed with that cute bib actually on. She was clearly thrilled.

Cake time!

She loves to share her food {didn’t learn that from me]…

This photo cracks me up. I don’t know where Sylvie learned this new trick but it’s her go to for photos right now. Charlotte is chowing down on her cake. Nate is either angry or very serious, not sure which it is. And, Ben is just being his sweet, smiley self.

Somehow, Papa ended up opening all of the gifts. It was mass chaos and hilarious. All of the kids were pitching in to help.

Can this car be any cuter?

I’m sorry, she looks about twelve here. Nothing to see, just reading her card aloud…

This makes me laugh! They were shouting,”yes! awesome!” after every firework.

No surprise here. Nate was right there helping daddy.

I’m so thankful for such a sweet day to celebrate our littlest love. She has added so much joy to our lives and we are so very blessed by her presence in our little family!!

Charlotte-girl, you are loved to the moon and back and around the globe times a million!