Vivian's cupcake party

We had Vivi's cupcake party at the house. We invited a few other babies from church and family. Kept it pretty small because I'm sure she will have all kinds of ideas for big, expensive parties in the future. I had a really good time decorating for a girls party. I definitely see myself getting into the party planning business but don't think I would enjoy it as much if it wasn't for my own kiddos. She of course loved her cupcakes...dark purple and hot pink icing was definitely not a smart choice. The purple was supposed to be lavender anyways. She got a nice bath after her cake eating and was all cleaned up to open her presents or shall I say mom open her presents. Austin has played and played with her Little People doll house we got her. He helps them go potty, feeds them, puts them to bed, etc. She enjoys playing with his cars more than the house :) We had to sing happy birthday twice cause the camcorder wasn't on!! Our friend, Jay, made a video of her first year for us. It was sooo awesome! I'm sure I will cry every time I watch it. I included several sappy songs and a few fun, upbeat ones. God has truly blessed us with two amazing, beautiful kids.

A cupcake party must have cupcakes...I ordered these toppers on Etsy, printed them and then cut them with a 2 inch puncher...they turned out so cute!




BEFORE


AFTER



This cupcake play set was a present from Christmas and was a hit with the older kiddos at the party


Austin with his cupcake


The food...the menu consisted of fruit, meatballs, tortilla roll ups, chicken nuggets (Chick fil a), chips and dip, pink m&m's, strawberry lemonade and of course cupcakes!












all cleaned up opening presents

Happy 1st Birthday Baby Vivian!

Vivian is One!

Our baby girl is one!! Vivian has brought such joy and happiness to us this past year. She is such a sweet and happy baby and I can't imagine my life without her.
We didn't have big plans for today other than just having some girl time at the house. Austin was in OKC and Nick had to work. I pretty much just played with her as much as I could and of course sang to her with my beautiful voice, lol. Both kids parties are on Saturday so we are looking forward to that.

I pray everyday that she will know Christ, understand His will for her life, be happy and safe. I know that she will grow into a beautiful woman. It won't be like this for long and I cherish every moment. We love you baby Vivian! XOXO



I really wanted to put her in her birthday tee today but I feared it would get stained before her party...I hate only getting once use out of it but she will look so cute in it on Saturday :) Plus, what female doesn't like a little leopard?

Happy 11 months Vivian!

You are 11 months and almost a year old! We can't believe it.

What you are doing these days....
You are exploring all over the house and are very curious about everything! You love to crawl under anything you can get under...your exersaucer, the end tables, train table, desks, you name it. Austin tries to crawl around with you and get under things that only your tiny body can. You pull yourself to stand up but get scared to death when I let you hold on to your walker by yourself. You understand what, "no" means. You wave hi and bye and try to say bye bye and mama but I usually only hear mama when you are eating so you may not be actually saying it.
You have 4 teeth and have a fairly large gap in between your top 2 like your mom did as a kid...braces in the future? You are starting to get a little picky on what you eat. You love all fruits so far and are disliking anything with rice or pasta. You love cheese! You haven't quite figured out how to drink out of your sippy cup yet but enjoy carrying it around like a big girl.
You throw your pacifier clear across the room, or in stores when you are done with it!
Sometimes you poop during your nap...you don't wake up but I sure can smell it from the kitchen!!
Your favorite song is itsy bitsy spider.
You stayed 2 nights with nana this month while mom and dad went on a trip. What a big girl you are.
You are still getting ear infections...mainly in your left ear. We may be seeing an ENT in a few months to get tubes :(
You have recently started to like to be rocked to sleep again and daddy and I are enjoying that. We are preparing for your 1st birthday party in a few weeks!

God has blessed us with a beautiful little girl and trusted us to love you and raise you to walk with Him. Every good gift comes from God and I pray that you will have an understanding of God's love and follow Him always.

We love you!

10 months

Vivian is 10 months! I know I just posted her 9 month post last week but I want to get back on track....lol. She isn't doing much different from last week other than she figured out how to clap which will be good for cheerleading. :) She has had a cold all week so we have stayed in for the most part. I will leave you with a few pictures from this week.