Kara's First Birthday

Kara's first birthday was a blast! We had all the grandparents there in addition to Aunt Debbie, Aunt Nita, Aunt Mickey, and Uncle Hector! It was supposed to be a pool party, but the rain off- and-on that day put that on hold. We grilled hamburgers and Johnsonville Brats(instead of plain hotdogs) despite the rain. Kara was in a good mood, and Addison wasn't as jealous as I thought she would be. Addison did think the gifts were for her until we reminded her that it was Kara's birthday. We did have to reminder her more than once though! Kara and Addison have a lot of fun playing with each other, and did so throughout most of the day. They really had a good time chasing each other through the tunnel for Addison's tent in the front room. You can tell if they are having fun by the ear-piercing screams and laughter.





Kelly handled the gift opening as you can see below. Addison was always offering to help, thinking that most of the boxes and bags were for her. Kara was great throughout this, smiling and mostly being content playing with her new cards, boxes, and gifts.








The confetti pictured above was another favorite for the kiddos.

Here are some quick movies of Addison "helping" to open the presents:

Presents Movie

Presents Movie 2


Here is more of that screaming and chasing I was talking about. Below is a movie of them chasing each other through the tunnel:

Tunnel Chase

We had fun trying to explain that the cakes were for Kara and not Addison. Having her help blow out the candles made it all better. Below is a movie of us singing happy birthday and blowing out the candles:

Happy Birthday Song


The smaller, yellow cake was just for Kara to go nuts with. It took her a while to get started, but she eventually made a wonderful mess of it.




Here are two movies showing Kara and her cake having fun.

Kara's Cake Movie

Kara's Cake Movie 2