Sweet Cousins

Cousins. I have been so lucky to be close in age with some of my cousins. Josh is about a year older and Luke ..only six days. To get to the point, it was so fun for the Taylor girls because we always had the Gordin boys to play with at family functions and have remained close to this day.
Daniel and Emily are four months apart..they do not get to see each other as often as we would like..but when they do, it's entertainment for hours.

Birthday Bash..Part 2

Wow, I am a slacker. Emily's birthday party was months ago..oops. Here are the rest of her party pics. She was a little freaked out by everyone looking at her..so we did not get a whole lot of smiley pictures..but I think she thoroughly enjoyed herself.

Watching her birthday video

And she's out!

Birthday Bash..Part 1

My parents recently moved and now have the perfect deck for a party...so obviously, it was Emily's job to test this area out. We had a small, sweet, girly, vintage 1st birthday for her and I think it turned out just perfect.  Even though this was a SMALL birthday party, I felt like I was planning a wedding reception...and of course I had been planning it since her birth.



Her adorable birthday banner



 

My Mom's antique pink chair..Yes, I made my parents move it to the deck.

Grandma Jane's beautiful highchair that was used by her, Aunt Jessica, and Daddy

Yummy food..we used antique lace table cloths..one made by Emily's Great Grandmother

Dresses that both Emily and I have worn

Her 12 months of photos

You just can't go wrong with a Muddy's cupcake

Birthday Girl

On April 19, 2010, Emily Claire Chittick made her grand entrance into this world on her actual due date...scheduled to be induced the next day, but Emily was ready on her own. An entire year ago?? I'm not sure I believe this. What a funny, dramatic little girl we have..she is quite a character. So on April 19th this year we celebrated our sweet girl's first birthday..I'm not going to lie, I also celebrated that this year on the 19th..I can see my ankles and I am not the size of a small mansion. What better way to celebrate this than Gibson's donuts and Mexican for dinner?

Slightly grumy birthday girl...

There's a little grin behind that paci

So this is all for Emily, right?

 

 

Nan called early to wish me a Happy Birthday

Off to school!

Yes, this sweet child is addicted to a pacifier..and so are her parents.

A wonderful, nutritious dinner to end my 1st birthday.