Annaliese's 1st Birthday

Annaliese had her first Birthday on November 26, 2008. We had 2 celebrations. The first was a small celebration on her actual birthday and the second was the day after on Thanksgiving with the whole family. Annaliese enjoyed every single minute of each celebration. She loved eating cake, loved opening presents, and loved putting the bows on her head. I baked her cake and Chris designed the butterfly and decorated it. I was pretty impressed with how it turned out! Good job Daddy! We had so much fun! Annaliese's cousins, Lilah and Mia, even got to help open presents on Thanksgiving. Mia and Annaliese practiced walking together too, thanks to "Aunt" Alana. Shortly after, Annaliese began walking on her own. First just a few steps here and there, but now she is taking lots of steps all over. It's so cute to see her walking around the house. I can't believe how fast our baby girl is growing up. We are looking forward to Christmas to open more presents. Annaliese loves the pretty paper!