HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY HAYLI!!!

It is a day that a mommy both looks forward to and dreads at the same time. Hayli's first birthday was today. Mama insisted on documenting the entire day...

Hayli woke up in a great mood around 7:30 this morning.Hayli's birthday day started off just like any other day... diaper change with dada...Then some oatmeal for breakfast with Moeke...Hayli then proceeded to have a birthday party at 10:30. Little Einsteins was its theme. We really enjoyed that!
We decorated Oma's & Opa's house late last night. We had a lot of streamers!Hayli got a Little Einsteins Rocket cake. WOW!
There were Little Einsteins decorations...
Beth put Hayli's tiles together to say "Hayli 1". What a brilliant idea.Mama hired Kindermusik to come and help us celebrate Hayli's birthday. This was really special because Moeke participated with Hayli. Mama was happy that Moeke got to spend this special time with Hayli. It was so sweet! Miss Leslie brought a big drum with her (this was a hit with the kiddos).
There were sliders involved...

There were also egg shakers - one of the kiddos favorites...

There was song singing! Leslie can sing... (Mama not so much! LOL!)

The drum was very popular, but Hayli kept on insisting that it was her day and she should be allowed to stand on it! This was all good and well, but then the other little ones couldn't bang on the drum. Hayli can be such a funny little girl!

I don't know a single baby who doesn't just love the Gymboree bubbles. Miss Leslie brought some and they were an instant hit!

There was a parachute ride!

Of course, there were presents. Hayli was so happy that everyone came that presents just were not a priority for her! It was a bit hard on mama to open all the presents alone, but Hayli made up for it by loving each present as it was opened.
There was a lot of cake eating - or should I say cake smearing! LOL

The mini cake that was made for Hayli was really cute when it started, but afterwards it was a real mess!
While we were relaxing around the house, Hayli decided to wear her birthday hat. She is SO cute!Hayli enjoyed her time with Beth watching Little Einsteins. How sweet!

Hayli hopes that all her guests had a great time. She loves all the gifts and was happy that most of her little friends were able to come to her birthday party!!!

After all Hayli's guests left, Hayli was so exhausted that she needed a good long nap - giving mama time to clean up.When the daddies came home with lunch (Carl's Jr.), Hayli woke up. I think she just wanted to eat some french fries. What a cute smile - how can you resist that?After Hayli's belly was full of french fries, Hayli decided that Callie (cousin Xander's Great Dane) needed some extra lovin'.When we got home, Dada and Hayli spent some quality time playing World of Warcraft (WOW).We had breakfast for dinner, and it was super yummy. Tracy and dada made the breakfast while the girls watched the little ones. GO DADDIES!!!Hayli had a late start to bed. We did our usual routine and started with a bath. Tonight we took a bath with ALL our foam letters and numbers (normally we only use a couple a night).Mama having fun with some of the letters.After the bath, Hayli gets dressed and wrapped up for bed.Then it was time for a baba (bottle)... though dada gave her the bottle instead of mama. After the bottle, Hayli gets her binky to sooth her. Dada put our angel to bed for mama, because mama was busy documenting the day. :-)Mama has a really hard time with her sweetheart turning one... awwww... they grow so fast! Mama was the only one awake to see the clock magically change to 22.59 - Hayli's exact time of birth. Hayli was still sound asleep.
Conrad and I are truly blessed to have our loving friends and family (especially Hayli) in our lives. It has been a crazy year, but I just wanted to take a moment and enjoy the entire day (it wasn't so much the case last year - LOL). No matter what, I would not trade our precious angel for the world - she is perfect for our little family.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY SWEET BABY - WE LOVE YOU!!!