Lydia's 1st Birthday

Happy birthday Lydia!! I can't believe that she is already 1! Where did the time go? She is so much fun and we love having her as part of our family. She LOVES bananas and "na-na" was one of her first words (at least one of the first words that she actually knew what it meant), so I decided to make her a banana cake and put a monkey/bananas on top. The fondant monkey wasn't the greatest but hey, for my first try wasn't half bad. :)  Because her real birthday was on Sunday, we had her little party on Saturday. The festivities included a yummy bar-b-que, cake and ice cream, and presents.

I had lots of fun making Lydia's monkey cake.

 Lydia really wanted the candle on her cake but wasn't quite sure what to do with the actual cake. After finally getting a few bites, she decided that there was too much going on and she would rather get down and play.

She got so spoiled by everyone! Of course she liked the wrapping paper, bags, and boxes more than her clothes. She also got some new shoes, a doll, a musical walker, a stuffed monkey (with a bunch of real bananas), and a new car seat.

She loves her new walker and dances to the music. 

Great Grandma and Grandpa Pratt also sent her a birthday card with $5 inside. She liked the red bird on the card, but LOVED the money. She carried that $5 bill around with her all day. What a happy girl!