Happy Birthday Baby!!!!

Brother and I decided to kick off Bentley's birthday on Friday with a special park play date and what better Park than Lion Country Safari! We did the drive through Safari first and she was so cute! Bouncing up and down with excitement at each new animal and making all sorts of noises. Her favorites of course were the lions. When we read animal books she always growls real loud when she sees lion or tiger pictures or when we ask what does the lion say.

Saturday morning brother woke her up with a great big kjss and hug and a "Happy Birthday Baby Girl." Then she got to tag along with brother because the first Saturday of the month is always Depot-Donuts-Dollar Dayz. We hit up the home depot kids workshop, then enjoy some Dunken Donuts and hot chocolate and then he gets to go pick out a toy from the Dollar Store. (These are all located in the same shopping plaza so its an easy fun and entertaining morning for us all). She was patient while brother did his project and at DD she had her very first donut, a pink sprinkled little beauty. She LOVED it of course but true to form she still wanted Brothers instead so being a good big brother he traded with her (After he ate all the frosting off his of course).

After she woke up from her nap we gave her her first present and it was from Grandma and Grandpa Peterson. With the $ they sent her we picked her out a cute little ride on toy. When we play outside she is always trying to get on McCoy's bikes and scooters so we knew she was ready for her own outside toy and she absolutely loves it! McCoy loves it too. Bents actually loves to push McCoy while he is riding it. Its so funny to see this tiny baby pushing around her big brother. After dinner we had cupcakes and sang her happy birthday. She was happy when we started singing but she was unsure about the candle and cupcake itself. When we let her go at it she stared at it for a bit and then stuck a finger in it and quickly signed "wash hands." After a while she stuck both hands in and began to squish and play. She never really even ate any of it but she sure had fun making a mess and when she was done playing she climbed on the table and signed "wash hands" again. She was very happy when we told her it was bath time.

After bath she got into her jammies and wanted her tutu and pretties on so of course I couldn't say no. Then she climbed in her princess chair and awaited her presents. By the way have I mentioned how much she LOVES this chair? This was her birthday gift from Nana and Pops and she adores it. She is such a little princess and she picked the chair out herself. It is so soft and girlie just like her.

Her first present was some "pretties" and a glitter ball. She immediately giggled, pulled them all out and put them on. Next was her very own remote control! Daddy saw it and had to get it for her because she is obsessed with stealing his remote when they are watching TV together LOL. It is the cutest little Seseme Street remote that makes all kinds of sounds. She climbed in daddy's lap to show him after she opened it. She LOVES her daddy bunches! Then she opened her new Dora Jammie's! She just recently became a fan and she even says something that sounds like Dora. She loves the theme song and gets excited when Swiper appears. After that she opened her Princess Purse. Every girl needs a purse right? She loves putting her pretties in and taking them out. She is such a girl and I just adore her. And for the grand finale, She opened her gift from brother. He picked her out her own "real" guitar. Since she likes to play with his guitars he thought she should have her own that makes noise too. A Dora guitar that makes lots and lots of noise. She loves it of course. She has such a good brother who knows exactly what she likes. My little Bentley Princess Paige, I hope you had a wonderful birthday, but most of all I hope you know just how loved you are. Mommy, Daddy and brother love you so much and we feel so blessed that you are part of or family. You bring such joy to our lives everyday and we hope you know how truly special you are to each of us. Happy First Birthday Baby girl!