Maddie is 1!!

Maddie turned 1 last week!  I cannot believe how fast the past year has gone.  It has been a quite year to say the least.  A year ago this time, I wasn't sure if Maddie would make it to her first birthday.  But here she is, unbelievably happy and healthy.  We are so lucky.

Enough of the sappiness.  Maddie finally began to "crawl" a week before her first birthday.  I use the term crawl loosely because it is not your average crawl.  But she is definitely on the move.  She now has 5 teeth and is starting to feed herself more.  She is such a joy to be around.  She is constantly exploring and interested in new things.

For her first birthday party, we had some friends and family over to our Aunt and Uncle's house.  It was so fun to celebrate her.  Our little munchkin got a virus the day before her actual birthday, so not many pictures from that day.  But please enjoy the pics!

It's my birthday party!

Clapping for herself, very modest

 Uncle John and Aunt Kelley's present

 Auntie Allie made it!

 Her smash cake which she didn't smash

 Our cake :)

 Singing happy birthday

 She did not like the hat

 Was miss about the cake

 Her favorite present, tissue paper

 Her present from her boyfriend August

 Yeah, that's a Cardinals jersey

Cardinals or Giants?!  I don't know what to do!

Solar eclipse after party!

Opening her presents on her birthday from Mommy and Daddy

The happiest she was all day.  It was 8:00am

What a difference a year makes!