Lydia turned ONE!! It has been an amazing year, and we are so very proud of our little Liddy. For this special occasion, I decided to start a new tradition, a day with the birthday girl! I took the day off of work and spent it just with Lydia and we went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. We had so much fun in the tot spot climbing ant hills, playing in the fish river, and bouncing on ponds full of lily pads.
And then it was the birthday party, and Lydia was dressed so cute. Unfortunately, she was sick this day and ended up sleeping through most of the party, but not before we could sing her "Happy Birthday" and have her blow out the candle on the cake.
The following weekend we took the girls to the Oakland zoo. They both loved the reptile and amphibian room, and we HAD to see the elephants (it was Ella, not me that wanted to see them, I swear!).
Since Lydia slept through the cake eating at her birthday party, we gave her a piece after the zoo. Wow, I didn't know a little girl could eat cake that fast!
It was so special to have Aunt Mary Louise, Cousin Doreen, Grandma Cindy, Great Papa George, and all of my aunts, uncles and cousins at Liddy's first birthday party. We are truly blessed to be able to spend so much time with family, on our birthdays and every other day possible.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYDIA! I can't wait for what the next year will bring.
