Birthday fun in St. Louis!

We had another birthday weekend - this time in St. Louis! Evie had so much fun playing with her Mimi Loretta and all her cousins, aunts and uncles.

Here she is at the park near Mimi's house, having a blast in the swing.

Then of course she had a great time opening all her gifts surrounded by her cousins.

And here she is with her Aunt Mary, who made the weekend so special by baking a giant cupcake cake with Evie's name on it. Thank you to everyone for making the weekend so very special!!

And finally, I just had to post this picture of Evie in her new shades - thanks to Yiayia and Aunt Melina's great taste! She loves them!

Growing, growing and growing still!

Check out those bellies! One of my best friends, Ashley, is due just 7 weeks before me (with a boy - yah!), but I think our bellies are in close competition! Looks like both my girls are growing fast - Evie had her 1-year check up today, and she's moved from the 50th percentile in weight to the 75th! She's now 22.4 lbs and 29 inches long (40%)! So big! And now she can start on whole milk, peanut butter, forward-facing car seat - so many firsts, it's been a big week for all of us.

Happy 1st Birthday Evie!

We can't believe it's only been a year since our little Evie was born! Tonight at 7:51 p.m. we plan to yell out a hooray! Here are some pictures from her two birthday parties over the weekend. The first was a family party at our favorite pizza place in the neighborhood.

The second was a dress up party with all of Evie's little friends. She had four little girls over, all under the age of 2! It was so fun to see them all dressed up, and even though Evie was exhausted from all the hoopla, she still managed to demolish two birthday cakes and enjoy all her family and friends. Thanks to everyone for making the weekend so special! Tonight, we're going out to dinner to celebrate her big day, and next weekend, we're off to St. Louis to celebrate with Daddy's side of the family! More pictures to come ... Happy Birthday little Schnookie!!

Evie's first haircut!

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And after!