Birthday PARTY

Gabi was turning 1, which many of her baby friends also were...except her mother just may have been the craziest of them all. We invited a TON of babies over to strip down and have a PAINT PARTY...just like our practice one on Sunday! Since I was slightly overwhelmed at the amazing 15 babies who RSVPed yes, the weather sent us an ice storm that (unfortunately) kept most babies at their homes. We ended up with a very intimate gathering of just a few very messy and colorfully decorated babies.

Gabi thought Allison needed help getting paint on her.

Having done this paint party thing before, Gabi is quite the expert:


Having missed Sunday's fun, Daddy was very glad to join Gabi on her real birthday to share in this party's excitement!



Gabi and her friend Amelia definitely won the awards for most colorful and most endurance in the paint. In the end though, I am proud to report that my child stayed the longest and certainly got the messiest!

Once all the babies are cleaned up, we go upstairs for some play time. Once the babies realize I have snacks, they sit nicely waiting for their turn...Then, there's Gabi who just dives right in...