Happy Birthday Samantha!!

It's hard to believe, our little Samantha is one year old! Such a big girl!! We had a fun birthday celebration on her birthday -- Thursday, the 14th. Since Brian was headed to work and we weren't sure when he was coming home, we started with birthday apple muffins, complete with a song and candle.
Then Sam opened her presents. She was really excited about her new walker. She is soooo much more confident in her walking, even in just the few days since she started using it. She also got some fun lights-and -music toys, some cute clothes and books from both grandparents, a lovely purple handbag (she loves putting stuff in and taking it out of bags), and a little pink and blue mobile phone (from Grandma Hone). She loved all the attention and could hardly stop playing with one present to open the next.


Samantha had a nice lemon cake for her birthday. We made her own cake in a little ramiken and gave it to her on a plate. Brian even got to come home in time to sing and help blow out the candle.
One more quick cute picture... On Friday afternoon, Sam got herself stuck in the fireplace grate. If you zoom in on her, she's actually smiling. I watched her first stick hands down there, then her head, then the rest of her and her feet came off the ground. I waited for her to get frustrated when she discovered she couldn't get back out. But she didn't! She just sat there smiling, and I pulled her out after the picture. Silly girl--- tried to climb right back in.