6 Years

Hard to believe it's already our 6th anniversary! To celebrate, Emily insisted we visit the flower market in the morning, where she treated us to brunch and some fresh flowers.

(We had to get peonies.)

Aunt Beca offered to babysit at night, so we had dinner at Farallon which included a special treat!

As usual, we reminisced for a while about our magical wedding day six years ago. Then we talked about how far we've come: a house and a baby. But still the same us.

happy 1 year, Emily!

We can't believe that Emily's 1st birthday has arrived. It was an emotional day for us, but I'll jump past all the sentimental stuff and skip right to the fun part.

We both got out of work a little early and came home to surprise Em with a water playset. She LOVED it!

 

It was just the right height for tons of splashing.

 

It came with two sailboats which Em grabbed onto and would not let go.

 

 

 

Then we took some family shots (courtesy of Aunt Beca).

 

(Em humored us with this one. Such cornball parents.)

 

Time for cake.

 

Making a wish.

 

Our 1 year old girl! Happy Birthday, Em!

 

Emily's Birthday Presents

Since Emily's friends and family spoiled her with birthday treats, her gifts are getting a post all to themselves. (These photos occured over a series of days, since her attention span's pretty short.) Here's a small sampling of the presents Em got.

At first she peered inside.

Then she tried tearing into them.

When that didn't work, she used her teeth.

Again...

And again...

And again.

Eventually she turned to us for help.

So Matt, Becky and I took turns helping her unwrap.

After finishing, she unwound with one of her new books.

 

Birthday BBQ Party

The weather was perfect. The guest list was jam packed. We had all the essentials for a baby girl's first birthday party.

Party favors: check.

 

Birthday banner: check.

 

A second birthday banner: check.

 

Fresh strawberries: check.

 

Pinwheels: check.

 

One birthday girl: check.

Our friends soon arrived.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And before we knew it, it was time to for cake. Aunt Beca baked vanilla & chocolate cupcakes FROM SCRATCH for the special occasion. She got many compliments on them. (I don't even like cake and I thought they were delicious.)

 

Emily made a wish and blew out her candle.

 

Then had her first taste of frosting and cake.

She didn't seem too impressed.

 

So there were left-overs.

 

As you can see, it was a very good day.

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day started out playing with Emily's favorite toy, Leonard.

Then she and I opened my card...

... and unwrapped my gift. Emily gave me a picture frame made of tissue paper she'd shredded (with her dad's help). It's my first homemade gift from Em and I love it!

In the afternoon we took a stroll on the Embarcadero and showed Emily the bay bridge.

Thanks for a perfect day, Em & Matt!