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November 13, 2004
Karis turns One Year Old
November 13th Karis turned one year old. We celebrated with friends, pizza, and a cake. I baked a maraschino cherry cake, like the one my mother used to make for me. I made one for everyone and a 6 inch one for Karis. We had the party in the apartment downstairs. I had put up a backdrop of sorts with rows of pink flamingos. There was also a large plastic sheet under the highchair which came in very handy!.
Karis loved her cake. She tasted the frosting, then smeared it everywhere. It was all over her face, on her clothes, in her hair, and of course all over the highchair. She had never had anything so sweet before and she went to town with it. After much finger painting with the frosting, I cut a small piece for her to try. She enjoyed the cake I think. But the frosting was definately her favorite! She ended up taking the cake and stuffing it down beside her in the high chair. What a mess!
She then opened her presents with a lot of help from mommy and friends. She was more entranced by the bows and paper than the gifts. After everyone left, I gave her a taste of pizza.
She tentatively took a tiny first bite. After a few seconds, she grinned. I slowly brought the pizza down again for a small second bite. But she was having none of that slow and easy stuff. She grabbed my wrist and pulled with all her might to get that pizza. It was adorable.
I can't believe my sweet little baby is a year old...
Posted by mclianne at November 13, 2004 09:13 PM