Happy Birthday Jordyn!

Jordyn is 1!! I can't believe it. We went to the doctors the day after her birthday and in the last 3 months she hasn't even gained a pound! Man has she slowed down a lot but she's still growing taller...2 inches taller. The doctor said she looks great and is doing everything she should be. We also got to turn her carseat around so now she can see out the front window and she loves it. Now, I know everyone wants to here about her party so here it is.

My mom and Wayne's mom were able to come for the party which was a lot of fun. They both slept over, my mom 4 nights and wayne's mom just 1. It was a lot of fun though and Jordyn loved having so much attention. On Sunday we had her party at the park right down the street. We rented a pavilion and invited friends from school, work and our small group. There was a playground right next to the pavilion that was great for all the kids to play on. Jordyn had a great time. She spent some time on the swings at the play ground but most of her time was spent playing with all different people at the party. A few of the girls from our small group just love her and latched onto her throughout the day, giving her lots of distraction and fun.

The party had a duck theme, since Jordyn loves ducks. She can say both "duck" and "quack" and has a lot of books, stuffed animals and toys involving ducks. The picture above shows some of the things that brought the theme together. There were duck cups (yes, my mom and I cut, glued and drew on every one!), there were rubber ducks floating as center pieces on all of the tables. There were duck chocolates and duck cakes as well as table clothes with duck footprints through the middle (I didn't get a picture of that). Presents was a lot of fun too. Though Jordyn was tired she enjoyed opening everything and wanted to pull things out and play. She would've been happy with just one and was annoyed we kept taking them away to open more but she did enjoy it a lot. We put the presents in a closet and are taking one out every day or so to keep the toys special, and thats been great.

Finally, the cake. Everyone always wants to know how that goes. She did great and ate it just as messy as you would hope a child does on their first b-day. While the first bite was tentative and had to be fed to her by mommy, after that it was full of fun. The cake was choclate with a layer of chocolate pudding in the middle and vanilla frosting dyed blue. All that put together is a great cake for a mess! And it was. But instead of telling you all about it I thought I would post a video to show you...enjoy!