On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Steve and I took the day off to celebrate Madeline's birthday with her. We decided to go to the Portland Children's museum which was a lot of fun. They have a special room for their littlest guests and Maddy loved it! We had a wonderful day together.
On Saturday, April 28th we celebrated Madeline's 1st Birthday with a party. The theme: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," chosen because Maddy's favorite toy (by far) during her first year was a wooden caterpillar toy given to her by Uncle Joel, Aunt Silver and cousin Anali when they came to visit for Thanksgiving. My sister Mila came to visit and help with the party - which was wonderful! Mila helped me make the Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake/Cake which turned out pretty cute.
Lots of our friends came to the party, and luckily the weather was nice so we could hang out outside. The kids played with sidewalk chalk and bubbles and a good time was had by all.
Madeline had her first taste of sugar - the head of the Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake/Cake was all hers to devour! She didn't eat much of the cake, but she sure liked the frosting! After that, Steve took her straight upstairs for a much-needed bath.
It was a great day, and a fun party. Happy first birthday to my amazing daughter, Madeline. I love you so much and you make me smile every day.
