Maddie turns ONE!!!

How in the world is this sweet baby's birthday already here?!?!  Don't know, but it sure is.  She had a great birthday.  The kids were very excited for it to be her birthday.  They wanted to know where we were going out to eat that night for her birthday.  So I called Mike at work and said, "We are going out to eat tonight.  Not because Maddie cares or knows it's her birthday, but the big kids sure do!"

So we went to Fudruckers.  All the kids chowed down!  Her birthday was a happy day!

Then on Sunday we celebrated with Grandparents and Godparents.  We barbecued, watched Maddie devour her cake, and enjoyed watching her open her gifts.  Well, not really, she wasn't too interested in opening her gifts.

She is a one year old with a BIG attitude, loves her Mommy (doesn't want anybody else if Mom is around, unless it's Dad.  Sometimes he is okay), has nine teeth (four on top, four on bottom, and one molar that I can see), walks great and is starting to run if Daddy plays chase with her, loves music and likes to dance, if she hears the word cookie she immediately says, "mmmmmmmm," is completely off the bottle......Sounds like a big girl to me!!!

Happy birthday to our little spit fire!  A little girl with LOTS to express!!

Happy to eat Grilled Cheese on her birthday.....

Even HAPPIER to eat cookie on her birthday!

First things first......eat dinner......

Then....THE CAKE!!!! (the best part of every first birthday party!)

confused as we sing happy birthday

just getting started

looking as if she did a pretty good job

SUCCESS....without a doubt!

What's not to love?!?!

And then we start the clean up......

in the sink you go

the new sink is a PERFECT bathtub sink!

And now, onto the presents.....

And finally a little backyard fun, once the company leaves.  Th perfect ending to Maddie's perfect day!!

I know that was a LOOOOOOONG post, but a girl only turns ONCE once!!!!