Lucky for me, Olivia's (aka Livie's) first birthday fell on a WEDNESDAY -- June 16th, my day off! I can't believe she is ONE. I know every mom says that, but it is true. The year flew by so fast. And when you put it into perspective that you had an alien in your stomach one minute, a new born baby sucking at your boob the next, and all of a sudden you have a little person in your life who moves, reacts, laughs...and it all happens in 365 days. My hat goes off to mother nature!
For Livie's birthday we decided to keep it low-key, after all she is only ONE. So I planned 2 parties -- one for the kids and one for the adults. But trust me, they were still low-key by New York standards. The first was a picnic in the sky (I know so NY) with views of the Empire State Building. It sounds a lot fancier than it really was. It was on the roof-top of our apartment building with picnic blankets on a patch of grass. Yes we have grass on the roof of our building (I know so NY). With eight of Livie's little friends, and their nannies of course, we enjoyed a picnic of mini banana and cream cheese sandwiches, followed by homemade cupcakes which Olivie wore more than ate. The photo opp we were expecting!
The second was this weekend at my parents' house in New Jersey. A family party with a few friends. It was a beautiful summer's day and the pool was warm and we all sat outside enjoying a delicious BBQ. The only downer was the birthday girl. She is going through her teething/clingy or both stage and only wanted to be held my me (have to admit it felt really nice to be so wanted). This is not the usual girl we know who goes to anyone, is always smiling and laughing, but she (and I) made it through the day on my hip and we had fun!
Happy 1st Birthday to my favorite, most delicious daughter Livie!
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