Tamara Shannon

It was a great day. I'm really upset with myself though about documenting the party...I had SO many ideas of things I wanted to capture and how, but didn't. Oh well, you get the idea from the pictures shown.  I didn't have a "theme" per say, it was mostly a ribbons and lace shabby chic theme.  If that's a theme.  We had LOTS of food especially desserts. Our menu was: chicken salad, pb&j (on goldfish bread), chips, veggies, rice crispies on sticks, cake pops, strawberry shortcake, cream puffs, pink chocolate covered popcorn and pretzels dipped in chocolate (thanks to my fabulous neighbor who brought some over just because). Brent was in charge of games and spent weeks planning. If you believe that, you don't know Brent very well.  Saturday morning (yes, the party was on Saturday) he bought a bouncy house, picked up the bean bag toss (we borrowed from a friend), and made a "pin the tail on the elephant" game.  We had to set everything up ...

My baby is a year old. I am the mother to a one-year old. Wow. This post took me longer than I had hoped...I had intended to post something on the actual birthday (2/15-a day she shares with her cousin, Amy, and her great-grandfather, Alvin Jung); it didn't happen- not even close...sigh.   What a crazy, life changing, wonderful year!   Looking through all the pictures and movies brought me to tears- several times.  Both happy and sad tears.  It's been so much fun, yet it's sad to see them go; to see my little baby a toddler.  Brynlynn is so much fun!  She's usually laughing (at what I don't always know). Sometimes, as she's playing, she just laughs and "talks."  I love it!  She's always been a happy baby.  I know I've said this before but, (moms/dads will understand why) she has slept through the night since about 3 months AND wakes up around 8:30 every morning (except for today, she woke up at 9). I know-it's fabulous!  She LOVES to g...