HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY, MOLLY ALICE!

Wow, it's been a YEAR since our precious girl came into the world! (see her birth day post here)  

I could fill books with the thousands of ways she's enriched our lives, but suffice it to say that words could never do her justice.  She is one. amazing. girl.  So good natured, easygoing, and genuinely sweet.  So tough, resilient, and full of grace.  So silly, spastic, and hilarious.  What a precious gift she has been, even beyond her 365 days.  

We had a small family birthday party to celebrate our sweet girl today.  We dressed her in all the customary fluffy pink frocks, and she looked ADORABLE!  She enjoyed ripping the paper off of her presents (and is well-practiced after Christmas!).   She cautiously took a nibble of birthday cake and munched on a piece of the "blanket" off of a pig-in-a-blanket.  Even after a barely-20-minute midday nap, she was content to entertain us all afternoon without complaint.  (See?  Easygoing baby.)

photo by Sally Ingram

photo by Sally Ingram

We love you more than words can say, sweet Mollybear!