Happy Birthday Flora!

Here's the video of us singing "Happy Birthday" to Flora:

Happy Birthday Flora!

Today is Flora's first birthday!!!  Yesterday we had a party with lots of family, friends, food, and gifts!   Flora was taking a nap when all the guests arrived and was a little overwhelmed and not quite ready for all those adoring greetings.   But she quickly warmed up to them.  

After eating a delicious potluck meal, we sang Flora "Happy Birthday".  Our friend, Heather, and her boyfriend, Martin, were even able to join us via Skype to sing along(thanks you two!)  

Flora enjoyed her cake, but liked the frosting the most.  She wasn't too messy...

Then it was time to open presents!  She had a couple of cousins/friends to help her open/play with her gifts.  Flora received a lot of wonderful toys and clothes.  

Here she is with her biggest gift.  The rocking horse Grandpa Joe made for her(I like her expression in this pic. It's her "ohhh!" face).

Thank you to all those who came.  The presents and food were well appreciated!  We all had a wonderful time and hope you did, too!!

To see all of the pictures from Flora's birthday, click on the album on the right, titled "Flora's 1st Birthday Party".

Oh, I almost forgot, have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Flora's First Birthday

Hi everyone!  Thanks for all your prompt replies to Flora's birthday party.  We are excited about the big day.  It should be lots of fun!!

In case some of you are wondering what Flora might want/need for her birthday or what size she is or will be, here you go:

Flora is wearing size 12 months right now(that fits perfectly most of the time) and some 18 months stuff(although it is big in the waist and sometimes has to be rolled up once).  I expect that she will be able to wear 18 months through the summer since she is tall and slim.  Size 24 months would probably fall off her this summer(I would hate for her to not get use of cute summer outfits because they were just too big), so we will try that size this winter. 

She wears a size 3 in shoes and maybe will wear a 4 in summer.

Here is a little wish list:

Clothes:

2-piece PJ sets( the kind with shorts and a short-sleeved top)

-OR-

Short-sleeved night gowns(size 18 months for both)

A plain jean skirt or skort (with out other colors so it can go with anything)

Toys:

Shape sorters

Puzzles with knobs on the pieces

Stacking toys(not cups, we have those:)

Age appropriate toys

For more specific ideas, here is a link to Flora's wish list on Amazon.com.

Flora is wearing a hat I made her earlier this week(sorry it's not that great of a pic).  Like the buttons?  They make a flower!