One Year Old

I can't believe it.  I am a mother to a ONE YEAR OLD!!  It blows me away how fast time goes by and how much my little baby has grown in just 365 days.  She is no longer a baby but a toddler.  She is so close to walking and as much as I am proud of that, I wish she would slow down.  She is the sweetest little person who loves to say "hi" and wave to any and everyone who passes by and also loves to give hugs and kisses.  She still is very attached to her Scout and then today she opened a gift from the Gottsackers and was so happy to see that she now has the "big girl" version of Scout, or rather, Violet...

Pay no attention to the ghost in the background.  It was 7 AM and makeup was not an option.

We took the most precious video this morning where Trevor and I walked into her bedroom to greet her with the Happy Birthday song when she woke up.  She was bouncing and dancing in her crib and so happy that BOTH mommy and daddy were there to greet her.

After we opened presents Millie put on her birthday outfit and we strolled on over to the coffee shop to have blueberry pancakes in her new pink trike complete with a cell phone.  A precious gift from the Gottsacker family who are great friends and business partners with Trevor.   Thank you Gottsackers!  Millie loves strolling along while talking on her phone.

We then went over to Oma and Opa's house to have lunch and go swimming.  Oma and Opa were so thoughtful and got Millie her first "big girl chair" for her room.

About to go swimming with Daddy

Happy family!

It's been such a blessed day and we are so lucky that God has blessed us with the most precious gift that is Millie Grace.  She is so loved and you can see it in her face. 

Well, as I write this it is 7:47 PM and Millie has been in her crib since 6:30.  Notice I didn't say she was sleeping!  She's been playing in her crib for over an hour so we decided that she must have had an overdose of sugar from her birthday cupcake and needs to play some more so daddy just went and got her out of bed.  Time to play!!