As I was cleaning the house this morning, getting ready to have family and friends over for Anna's first birthday celebration, sadness set in. Sad for a variety of reasons, but mostly because I realized today's celebration will be my last... not her last birthday, but my last "first birthday". Many of this last year, has been my last firsts- first step, first tooth, first word (but she really isn't speaking yet :( ), first smile, first laugh and now first birthday celebration. It really is a bitter sweet experience. There isn't a bone in my body that wants another baby, it is just sometimes hard to realize that I will never have another tiny baby that belongs to me in my arms, or my stomach for that matter!
We had a wonderful birthday party. I realized that this birthday party is more for us- not her (I know it took me 3 kids to figure this out!) So, I decided to make it fun for us- relaxed but fun! We had cake and ice cream and played some games for the big kids. We first did a pinata, played my favorite party game as a child- eating donuts from a string with no hands, had a water balloon toss (some had a fight!), and had some yummy cake and ice cream. And of course we opened gifts (OK- so Anna didn't want to open gifts, so all the older kids ripped into them!)
We had a wonderful time seeing some people we haven't seen in a while- the Luthy's and the Rea's! Of course the family was here too (not mine- we already celebrated last week in New Meadows). A wonderful time was had by all!!
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