The Beauty of One

It is amazing to think that a whole year has passed since Baby Girl Blakely was born.  So tiny, so helpless, and so loved.  Just look at our little beauty now:

Her Aunt Amy laid bets that she would take her first steps at her Birthday Party, just like her cousin Brayden did, but she was waaaay too busy for that.  Maybe next week.  Meantime, I'll let her tell you about her Big Party...

 Look at all this STUFF!  

And it was 

All for Me!  

                    WOW.   

Can you believe this?

And it just kept coming and coming.

Sure would like to have 

gotten my hands

 on THAT food...

Tons of people came...everybody was talking and talking!

And then, everybody stood around me and sang.  

Loud.

  It got away with me so bad that 

I had to put my head down for a minute.

Then my Mom put this Cake 

Right in Front of Me

 and stood back.  

What?

It sure didn't look like Green Beans...or Pears...

Heh.

It WASN'T!

Mom never said, "No, no".  Not once.  What??

So I'm telling you,

 I Took The High Dive, right into that cake!  Wow!!

After a Sink Bath, it was time to open presents.

I got lots of Toys, Clothes, Books, a Teddy Bear,

 and my own Beach Chair.

Great STUFF.

But the best part was, 

My Daddy gave me a Sterling Silver Bracelet with a Heart Charm on it.  I simply Love It.  Love it.

I'm real big now...I'm One.

Love you all, and Thanks for coming to my Big Party!

A Two Year Old's Birthday Party With Lots of Girls and Women

Yesterday was Little GrandSon Brayden's Two Year Old Birthday Party.  Happily attended by lots of girls and women, with their men in tow.  Brayden is the only boy in this family.  Also the only boy in the circle of young friends his parents run with, which makes you wonder if there is something in the water around here.

But Brayden is All Boy - to the extent that I renamed him Crash earlier this year.  Husband calls him Crash, Bamm!  He is fearless, confident, and absolutely enchanted by tools and machinery.  Loves cars, trucks, and screwdrivers.  And gives Great Hugs.  I can hardly wait to see what we get in about 18 years...

The Birthday Party started at Two, because Brayden is Two.

Mommy Amy loaded up the grill...

And directed traffic in the Kitchen, all at the same time.  How does she do that??

The men gathered out on the deck, so they only had to gossip,eat snacks and drink cold beverages while all the work was being done~

But, they did mind all the kids...should I say all the other GIRLS.

This is Steele with his two beauties...

And tiny Blakely just slept on top of her Daddy.

Miss Paisley,  Brayden's cousin.

Cousin Paisley's Daddy is Roger - Amy's brother.  Who is pure mischief, with a reputation throughout the area of being the youngest boy ever in Brunswick County who could curse you out like a full grown man.  But who later on, when he was grown, would also come to your aide the fastest, and make everything right - very neatly, and with a finesse that won you for life.   He is a legend in this area, and we love him.  A lot.

First, Brayden had some yard action with the girls.  Had to hijack the jeep from these two...

Then on to the Jumpee Thingy...which was too much for a Two Year Old with all those Wild Women inside:

So everyone moved back inside for lunch:

And Cake!

 

Brayden was simply overwhelmed with the cake, the event, and all the accolades.

Take a closer look at this face:

 

Does that slay you, or what??

He blew out his candle with one try, and then...

After opening presents and destroying a Pinata, it was back inside for gift bags and a group photo.  And Then -you could see it on his face -  this Gig was Over!

What an afternoon, and what a joy to watch.  Turning Two Years Old, with Lots of Girls and Women.  Tomorrow, he'll be back to Crash.  Just wait and see.