As unbelievable as it sounds, today is my precious daughter's very 1st birthday! We officially celebrated a couple of days ago in Houston with a little party. Our family and a few of our close friends came together to celebrate this most special of days :) Gaby wore a beautiful chocolate brown dress with a pink sash and pink sequins that her Pita bought her. I know I'm a little biased, but she was the most beautiful birthday girl ever! We ate pink cupcakes and it was super cute watching Gaby devour hers.
She loved hearing everyone sing to her.
The first bite!
The aftermath
To my sweet baby- Happy 1st Birthday!! I wish you all the happiness in the world! I feel so honored to be your mom. You have made our lives so much fuller and brighter! We excitedly look forward to the years to come as we watch you become the wonderful person we know you will be. We love you more than words can express!
It's hard to believe it's the middle of January. Today, was a beautiful, breezy, sunny day. Probably mid-60s. Byron has been working non-stop since he got back from Christmas. Today, was no exception. But when he got home from work this afternoon, he insisted that us city girls get out of the house and get in tune with nature. So we decided that we would go for a little hike. We headed to the Barton Creek Greenbelt and joined the rest of the nature-lovin, tree-huggin, green-livin Austonians:) With Gaby strapped into the Baby Bjorn (on Byron, of course- I would of passed out with all that extra weight!) we enjoyed the great outdoors.
Gaby's first birthday is only 10 days away. Isn't that crazy? It's hard to believe we've been blessed with a whole year of the princess' company. Time doesn't just fly, it speeds past you in the blink of an eye! I know, I'm getting old. Anyway, being the competitive people that both Byron and I are (more so my sweet husband!) we were convinced that our genuis child would walk before her first birthday. So we are down to the wire. Everyday Gaby and I do our training and we are going to raise the intensity level so we can reach our goal ;) She has been letting go and standing on her own a little. But only a little.
Our first visit to the Austin Children's Museum was lots of fun! Lulu and Carlos loved running around checking out all the interactive displays.
On New Year's Eve my brother, Tio Billy, joined us and we headed downtown to check out the "Austin's First Night" family friendly activities. In front of City Hall they had dancers, clowns and other performers along with food stands and live music. We took advantage of the awesome weather, had a nice lunch outside and went to enjoy the festivities.
As the new year begins and I reflect on the year that just concluded all I can say is that it was such an amazing year full of new experiences and a very steep learning curve. Becoming parents and having the ultimate responsibility for this precious little being was a daunting task. We learned so much this past year and I hope we've done a good job. Gaby is in one word- incredible! Byron and I have been so blessed with this beautiful spirit in our lives. Her smile can light up a room and her serious face makes you want to just eat her up. As Lulu says all the time- "She is sooooo cuuute!"
