We had lots of family in town for Kaylen's big 1st Birthday Celebration! The weather didn't want to participate in the festivities, so it's a good thing we reserved the Community Center just a minute's walk from our apartment. Gregg did such a great job decorating and was really able to spruce up the place! My Mom and Mom-in-law did a wonderful job preparing all sorts of yummy things for us to eat! It was such a great party!
We weren't sure if a fight was going to break out between Kaylen's two boyfriends! Dane (on the left) is Jason and Ali's son... her non daycare boyfriend. And Weston, who came with his Mom, Jamie, is Kaylen's daycare boyfriend. It was fun to have babies her age to play with at her party! We also had Judy's 10 week old son, Henry there and our friend, Camille, brought her daughter Maddie. It was fun to have kids running around! Or in Kaylens, case, she was trying to work on her walking!
Kaylen and Dane finding everything in the room that was NOT a toy!
The new Fresh Market had a great deal that if you buy a sheet cake, baby's 1st year birthday cake comes FREE! And I love that word, so we had matching cakes. One just for Kaylen and a large sheet cake for the rest of us! They were very cute and the bakery gals did a great job!
Kaylen loved the frosting a little more than she loved the cake, but she did a great job! She was able to get it all over her face, in her hair, in her eyes and on her clothes. But it was a cake all to herself, what did we expect!
We opened some of the presents she was brought at the party, but we saved most of the family presents for home after the party. She is one VERY loved little girl! She got lots of great clothes, fun toys, two things she can ride on! She got a little lady bug she can ride on from the Koski side and a trike that we can push her on until she's able from the Jones side. Everyone was so generous with her.
I had a little tee pee growing up as a little girl, so my Mom and Dad re-created it for Kaylen! My parents put that whole thing together!! Kaylen wasn't quite sure what to think of it just yet, but she's going to warm up to it! Daddy even got in it to try to get her inside... but what kid doesn't love forts, etc! She'll come around!
It was so fun to have most of our family in town. We were missing my brother and sister, but we did just get to see them in Minnesota for my parents Anniversary bash. It's always nice to have lots of us together. One of the nicest gifts given was not just for Kaylen. Leslie was at the hospital with us the day Kaylen was born and took video footage of the days surrounding the event. She spend the week before coming down to Salt Lake editing all her footage and made the most wonderful video for us! It was seriously such an amazing gift. It was very beautiful and brought back the day Kaylen was born like it was yesterday. Jay gave a copy to us and to each set of parents. Thank you so much, Jay. You did such a great job. You melted our hearts and brought back all those wonderful memories for us to watch for years to come.
As I mentioned before, we celebrated on the 12th, which was also my Dad's birthday. He got some really nice cards and for the first time in a few years, we got to see him open our present... not that his polo was all that exciting! :-) I picked up a pie just for him, wanting him to have his own special desert. My Mom told me that his favorite pie was banana cream. Marie Calendars had a delicious fresh strawberry banana cream that I chose and it was delicious! The only problem was, when we were all having some birthday pie, it was then that my Dad answered that his favorite pie was actually coconut cream! Ahh, of course it is.... I tried! At least the pie I picked was super yummy and he enjoyed it anyway!
Gregg's family, minus Jay who stayed with us, stayed in the U's Marriot hotel since we had so much family in town. It gave us another chance to get Kaylen in the pool! She did good. Still not quite sure what to think in there. Not exactly excited, but didn't cry, so that was good! I would like to get her in water when possible this summer! I would love to have a little water baby of my very own! :-) Here is the pretty girl with her Daddy.
The Jones side had to head back to Star Valley Sunday afternoon, but Jay and Ian decided to stay one more night as were my parents. We took advantage of the cloudy day and headed to the Aquarium. Gregg, Ian and Kaylen had already been there a few months back, but enjoyed it the second time, too! I think I may have loved the penguins more than Kaylen! My Mom was pretty enthralled with the critter guy... he was showing off all kinds of gross things, like the tarantula, scorpion, centipede, etc.
Me and my sweet pea
Kaylen loving our reflection
We went to dinner after the aquarium at a restaurant nearby that has cliff jumpers that have shows while you eat. A little overpriced but it was kind of fun!! We were totally pushing Kaylen with her afternoon nap and she still did very well!
Because Jay and Ian stayed the extra day, they ended our really wonderful weekend with a trip to the Zoo with Kaylen. Unfortunately, I had to work, but it was the nicest afternoon of the weekend, so they took advantage of it! Even though we didn't have very nice weather, we did have an incredibly wonderful weekend! It was the best 1 year birthday party. And although they say the 1st birthday is for the parents, I think Kaylen really enjoyed herself, too! She might not remember it, but we will! Thanks to all who made it such a great weekend!
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