Annalisa's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Annalisa! We made it through her first year and can't believe how fast it's come and gone. God has taught us so much this year through her life and given us great joy in sharing this time with her.
Annalisa celebrated 3 times this year with friends, neighbors, and a special day with just us. On the actual day of her birthday, we took her to the mall and she ate her first cookie and rode in the ice-cream truck. We weren't sure how she'd react to the cookie so we only got 2 of them and split them between the 3 of us, but it was more like Massy and I split one and she ate the other. She couldn't get enough.



A few days late we had a little party at the house with some of the neighbors. She did great and absolutely loved being the center of attention. She gets that from her Zio Marco and Uncle Tim because it definitely doesn't come from Massy or me.

Finally she celebrated with church friends at the Oil Ranch. It was supposed to be at the splash park, but I kind of messed that up and scheduled it the same day as our class was going to the oil ranch. Thankfully, Mariana helped bail me out and suggested we celebrate at the Oil Ranch and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion, Hughes!!