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Birthday Party

We celebrated Claire's first birthday with a little family party. It was celebrated a day early as we are going to go to Winnipeg tomorrow and check out the sights there. It should be a fun and busy day.After much debate over what I should do for Claire's cake (order vs make it myself), I decided to take on the project with some guidance from my sister, Lisa. I slaved over Claire's cake for quite some time, which left me wondering why anyone would do so for a profession. Too much work, pressure and way too little money. Anyway, I am happy with the results. It turned out well. I should also mention that the cake is almost an exact replica of Ava's 1st birthday cake. I wasn't that creative, but I thought it was great for a first try. Claire was very dainty in her attempt to carry on the tradition of digging into the cake with her hands. She simply took a few digs into the frosting, licked her fingers and moved on, despite encouragement and modeling from Luke. The same held true for the presents. She didn't quite master the gift opening. She had much help from Ava, Olivia and Luke. Claire did enjoy the gifts themselves. Chris and I didn't want to go overboard with gifts so we simply gave her one gift. She loves things that play music, so we bought her the "Laugh n Learn Kitchen." It was a great choice. She has been enjoying it at our house for a few days. My Grandma gave her money that we will put in her savings account. It was a great gift and like her momma, Claire loves money! Mark and April who are great at spoiling our little girl (thanks!!), got her a gift card. We are thinking we may buy her the Fisher Price Farm with the card. She also got a fantastic book that will certainly bring her lots and lots of enjoyment, "Pinkalicious," as well as "Barnyard Dance." My Mom and Dad also bought her the "Laugh n Learn Purse." They are great. Claire also received an adorable little baby and puppy from her cousins. The baby has already gotten alot of hugs and pats on the back. Definitely well liked. Her final gift was a nursery rhyme, electronic book. It is too cute. It sings and counts and of course, reads. She will love it. All in all, it was a great day. I've said it many times before, but we are so lucky to have such great family and friends. You all are awesome. Thanks for helping to make Claire's first year special. We feel especially blessed that we are able to celebrate this great occasion in the company of her Aunties, Uncle, Cousins and Grandparents. It has been a great trip thus far and it has only just begun. Tomorroww----Canada!

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