Yesterday was amazing!
Surrounded by so much love, family, and friends, we celebrated Abigail's first birthday.
The party started at noon with most people staying late into the afternoon to enjoy the festivities, libations, water balloon wars, and pool time (Mr. Henry was ruler of the roost, scaring away even the toughest kid: Big Oscar!)
Highlights from the afternoon include Henry's onesie with Abigail's picture screened onto it (and in return, a onesie for Abigail with Henry's picture on it!), Abigail's casual cake smash...apparently she's used to sweets (our fault!) so she felt no need to rush, taking almost a half hour to slowly enjoy her cake, an accordion from Erin and Richard, 3+ wardrobe changes, water balloon wars, a slide show of Abigail's first year, and lots of fun moments catching up with friends and celebrating the birthday girl.
With that said, I'll leave you with a slew of pictures....
Enjoy! :)
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| Lunchtime in the shade |
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Abigail and her boyfriend.
After the exchange of onsies, things have gotten pretty serious. |
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| Steph & Reid |
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| Auntie Anne, Uncle Ian, Uncle Mike, Lucy, and Charlie hanging out with the birthday girl |
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| Stef, Aunt Gloria, & Steph |
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| Baby Charlie |
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| Uncle Mike, Oscar, & Uncle Ian |
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| Abigail & Stef |
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| Getting a group shot was like herding cats. This was the best we managed... |
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| Present time! |
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| Loving the wrapping |
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After about 15 minutes she was done.
Off to hang out with Grandpa! |
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| Singing Happy Birthday. It took every morsel of strength not to cry. |
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| First bite |
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| 15 minutes into it, people stopped watching, but she kept going! |
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| Sharing with Charlie |
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| Sharing with Daddy |
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| Sharing with Mommy |
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| Time to rinse off...pool time! |
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| Abigail was having fun until.... |
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| This happened :) |
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| Which resulted in this... |
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| But once we got her dried off and cuddled up to Mommy, all was right in the world |
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| Happy and dry :) |
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| In the midst of the pool party, Oscar came over to announce that "we're having a war of balloons" |
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| Which started with an innocent water balloon fight |
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| Escalated a bit... |
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| And ended with "The Dunkinator"!! |
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| Meanwhile, Abigail stayed dry and warm in outfit #4 :) |
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| And caught up on the latest with Charlie while fighting to stay awake |
Thanks again to everyone who celebrated with us. It meant so much having each of you there- we love you!
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So, tomorrow's the big day! Our baby will be moving from "baby" to "toddler".
I'm having a hard time not feeling emotional about it; I guess that comes with being a Mom.
The three of us are going to dinner to celebrate- at a place with good cheese and bread- the birthday girl's favorite :)
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Also, fun fact--I'm working my way through the seasons of Friends and today I happened to watch the one where they celebrate Emma's first birthday. It's a sign! Abigail has been blessed by the Friends of Central Perk :)