Grace's First Birthday

Grace is such a lucky baby to have two sets of wonderful grandparents who both made her first birthday so special for her.

First, we celebrated in Ann Arbor, with Grandma and Grandpa LaMoreaux, Great Grandpa LaMoreaux, and cousin Jamie LaMoreaux (who happened to be in town from Florida).

Grandma made a special healthy banana muffin with strained yogurt topping for her frosting. Grace loved it!  

After she had licked the "frosting" for awhile, I tried to take it so I could cut it into smaller pieces, and she grabbed the whole thing from me!

She got some sweet gifts, including a very special book Grandma LaMoreaux made.  It is a baby board book that has our immediate family members and their pictures, so Grace can start to remember family members and their pictures.

So far, she likes to look at everyone's page, but only points at Brian's picture and says "Da".  I'm looking forward to seeing her learn all of our family's names and being able to point them out in her family book.

Then the day before her actual birthday, we celebrated Grace again with a party that Grandma Lindsay put together in Ludington.  Grandma Lindsay also made a special healthy cake with yogurt frosting, and Grace loved it!  

Grace got her very own kitchen set from the Bailey family, and a pink baby doll stroller and some adorable outfits from Grandma and Grandpa Lindsay!

Brian and I talk every day about how lucky we are to have such supportive grandparents in Grace's life.  Grace's first birthday was just perfect, and we owe it to them.