Happy Birthday to our crazy little girl Laney! She got to celebrate her birthday twice - first early with her Uncle Michael, Aunt Melissa, and cousin Claire, then again on her actually birthday which my parents were able to visit for. My brother had asked me if I wanted to come to Newark to celebrate Laney's birthday a little earlier in the month. I suggested a breakfast party because breakfast is her favorite meal of the day and she is typically the happiest in the morning. We ended up going to a delicious doughnut shop called Brick Alley Donut Company where they make the donuts in front of you - warm donuts where you choose the glaze, icing, toppings, etc. It was a fun little shop with a kids reading area as well. Laney had sugar all over her face - a sure sign she enjoyed her birthday treat.
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| Birthday girl with her cousin Claire and brother - waiting for donuts |
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| Eating with Uncle Michael and Aunt Melissa |
After donuts, we went to Little Arrows Play cafe, just a couple of blocks away. They had a great play area including a padded area more geared towards babies. Laney was a bit intimidated at first and mostly clung to me. However, she eventually crawled away to explore a little bit. Will enjoyed the animals and Eliana enjoyed playing dress up and coloring. We had a really fun and low key morning. I feel like I am getting better and better at these first birthday parties, meaning ones that are fun for the actual birthday girl instead of just photo worthy. Laney definitely had a good time and shed very few tears!
Laney's second birthday party occurred on her actual birthday. My parents were lucky enough to be able to take the day off of work, and made a really quick trip to Columbus to join us in celebrating. David was supposed to have the afternoon off work even though it was the middle of the week but unfortunately he ended up having to stay later than he expected. We had carrot cake with cream cheese frosting (per David's request) to celebrate. Laney loved the cake, but we made her quite mad when we wouldn't let her grab the lit candle.
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| Mmmm, she loves it! |
After cake were presents.
Happy Birthday baby girl!
And I throw these on as bonus:
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| Look closely - see those dinosaurs showing through her birthday onesie? Haha, should I consider that a pro or a con of cloth diapering? |
David's birthday is just a few days after Laney's. We celebrated with German chocolate cake. It was a week filled with cake!
Goodness I love this man. Look how sweet he is with his daughter!
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