I might be jumping around a bit but Zoey’s 2nd birthday is five days away and I just can’t believe it… So I’m going to reflect back on her first birthday and how much fun it was to get everyone together. Unfortunately this year we won’t have a big celebration for her due to COVID.
I was so emotional around her first birthday, just cue all the tears… I was in denial that my sweet little babe was going to be a year old. The night before her birthday I held her so close and just cried my eyes out before I laid her down for bed. How does a year go by so fast? One minute she is this itty bitty babe and the next see is walking around doing her thing. My best advice is to capture every moment you can whether it’s by picture of video. I was horrible about keeping a journal or baby book for her but I wrote down as much as I could in the note app on my phone. I spent the rest of the night reflecting back on the year of amazing photos we had taken of our sweet girl.
July 24th arrived and it was go time. My cousin and I made her cake, cookies, and macarons from scratch. It was so much fun but so much work. We held her birthday at one of our family members. They have a huge house with lots of space, so it worked out perfectly.
I was running behind per usual, we quickly got everything together. I loved the way everything turned out. I printed out some pictures of her throughout the year at Walgreens and had a little viewing area. We did a ballon sorta arch, haha.
We had so many friends and family that came and celebrated her special day, it was so much fun! It made my heart feel so full. She had so much fun digging into her cake, spending time with everyone, and opening gifts. Such a happy day.
Here are a few pictures of her special day.
What a great reminder it is reflecting to slow down and take it all in. Thanks for going back in time with me today.
We love you sweet girl!
Aiesha
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