Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Bailee Turned One ! ! !

Getting ready for the big party!!! Aunt Daleen came early to help mom and she got the assignment to do the hair.
Bailee isn't sure about all the primping.
I had to buy the sign. After all she will only be "1" once.
Porter getting ready to eat. He grabbed him a nice cold Sprite.
Bailee enjoying a hot dog and some Cheetos
Her dad at the grill. We had a BBQ for part of the party. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, pink salad, green salad, chips, cantaloupe & watermelon. And to drink we had soda, Gatorade, & water.
Bailee---digging in.
Opening presents.
Her Grandma Benson gave her a rocking horse.
More toys. She got about 1/2 toys and 1/2 clothes. This is a Little People Animal sounds farm. She really likes it and puts the animals in and out of the barn and in the silo, etc.

Aunt Angie gave her a Leap Frog Number Buddy.
Tearing into the toys.
Her Cake---I was a bit disappointed with the way Smith's decorated it, but it tasted really good. It didn't turn out at all like the one I picked out of their picture book.
Smith's gave her a cake of her own since it was her first birthday!!
Sharing the cake with her cousins. She dove right in with her hands. Squishing it between her fingers, etc and then started sharing it with everyone. This is a picture of her sharing with her cousin McKenzie. She would give them a bite and the grab some more and offer it to someone else.


Squishy, Squishy!!!
Porter stealing a little bit of the frosting while Jonah watches Bailee dig in with her hands.
Lizzy wanting to steel a bit, but not sure if she wants to eat it off of Bailee's hands like the rest of us did.
Cake EVERYWHERE!!!!
Stopping to take a drink. Of Powerade of course.


Jonah with a party favor.
Maddison having fun.
This is just cause I don't have one of the 4 generations. This is of me and my parents and my mom's parents and Bailee.
Four generations of girls.


Yup---We had a pinata also. We also had those firecrackers that you pull the string and out pops confetti.
We didn't let them hit it because there was too many little kids so they just did the pull string on the pinata. We also didn't have a tree and no-one wanted to hold it if the kids had a bat. We were going to have the party at the park, but there was a family reunion there and Andy didn't want to bond with any of the people at the reunion so we had it in our back yard.
Maddison with some of the toys from the pinata.
Porter with some candy and watching all the kids scramble for more candy.
Lizzy & Paige enjoying the rewards.


Paige blowing up a balloon. We also had balloons. I bought a Helium tank, but Paige and McKenzie couldn't wait so they started blowing them up.
McKenzie working on her balloon.
Bailee in the thick of things.
Bailee & Lizzy picking up candy.


We had lots of fun. We just had a family party with both sides of the family. It was fun and Bailee got a lot of good gifts. Andy and I gave her 2 new pairs of pajamas, a bounce and spin zebra, a jewlery box, a webkinz stuffed horse that looks like our horse, and a little turtle that counts and says shapes. She also got ----early a play yard swing set--she loves to swing, but we had to buy the infant swing separately. My mom gave her a little lion that she can walk behind or sit and ride, she got her first baby doll from Scott & his family and clothes (really cute ones) from Ashley & Jason & Lizzy, Scott & fam, Grandpa Benson, Joe, Crystal & Bell, and Grandma Benson and more stuff I just can't remember it all. It was a bit windy so I didn't get to decorate like I wanted, but it turned out well. As you can tell I spoil her----but then again why not!!!---what else do I have to do that is more fun---NOTHING!!!




9 comments:

Ashley said...

How cute!! I love the pictures you got, especially the one with Lizzy, when her and Paige are enjoying the rewards!! She looks like she could be saying" Look at me, I got it!!!"

:)

Wyatt and Nikki said...

Holy cow!! That must of took you forever to post all those picture's...you even have to click the "older post" to see them all!! I love them and i'm glad you updated...finally!! Bailee is a little sweety!!

Ashley said...

OK OK :) I know. We had to take our 'GOOD' COMPUTERS mouse in because it was freezing, and half the time it wouldn't even move.. But it's all better now:) of course apple is the BEST. I wouldn't go back to anything else.. especially since we kinda had to temporarily. It sucked so bad because our other computer that we got when we got married, is a PC.. sucky. and we had to set that up for a bit, but it takes so long to do ANYTHING!!

Ashley said...

ok now you can look at my page!! :) enjoy!!!

Ashley said...

alright, i think i've got you beat out on this page especially.. It's time for an update again!! heheheheeh i've left all the comments, except for the one from nikki! :) so there you go! :) love ya!!!

Ashley said...

K Shel, it's time to update again ;) hahaha i've just gotta give you a hard time!!! YOu should post your trip to washington!!! and i'm sure you've got plenty of pictures.. ok ok.. i know i need to update mine as well.. So i won't be as hard on ya!! ;) love ya!!! xoxoxoxox

Natalie Park said...

Rachelle! It's about time you update your blog! I tagged you on my blog so get going! LOL! I am just giving you a hard time! Hope everything is going well for you guys!

Ashley said...

Hey Rachelle

You've been tagged!! check out my email to look at the tag.. when you tag someone at the end be sure to leave them a comment on their blog so they know they've been tagged too!!

happy tagging!!! :)

Ashley said...

Here is a PERFECT :) opportunity for you to update!! I was tagged, Now it's your turn.. Check out my blog to see the tag!!