Alessa's First Birthday!

Alessa had a lovely birthday! She celebrated with Isaac, Paula's son. We had brunch and the children played until they needed to go home for naps. My mother and niece drove up from New Mexico for the weekend. We had a lot of fun and I have a bunch of pictures! She is so silly. Every time she sees the camera pointed in her direction she starts making silly faces at it and giggling.

We opened presents later in the day, after Alessa's nap. All of the children were getting too tired and they wouldn't have been able to handle the time it took.

She wasn't so sure about the crown at first:
But she soon forgot about it.
Sweet big brother:
Eating brunch and making faces at the camera:

Getting ready for cake! Isaac and Alessa each had their own:

The big brothers didn't want to wait!
Allison brought Aless this party hat. She didn't mind the hat but hated the elastic that held it on. She kept pulling at it until she got it half off then got upset because it was really uncomfortable.


Digging in! Alessa was so neat and proper. She just wanted to eat fingertip-sized amounts of the icing. I don't blame her. Cream cheese icing is yummy! Isaac thought that would take too long.She got a little messier when her father helped her smash the cake.

Rubbing your eyes because you're sleepy when you have a handful of cake is not the best idea. But she thought it was funny and again had to pose for the camera.


All hail cake!My niece, Alicia.
Opening presents!



Robert was quite helpful in showing Alessa how to properly play with everything.

Adult proof packaging:
Oooooh!
What's in here?
Horsie!


No! I don't want to get off the horsie!Way to bounce back!