Fearless

Helen jumped right in with the big kids. She LOVES the water. I had a little water table set up for her and Henry. She went straight for the pools.

Birthday Celebration

Helen had an ice cream cake, chocolate cake and oreo ice cream. We sure do love summer birthdays!


Helen was also THRILLED when the crowd sang Happy Birthday. She had a little practice when Poppy sang it to her earlier. She danced a super cute dance to that tune.


Auntie Tiffy helped Helen open her gifts. Helen seems truly surprised that she's getting new toys.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY HELEN

Helen is one year old today. I'm still in shock!

First Date

Helen and Henry are eating dim sum on their first date, supervised, and a group event. We had a great time.

I've been browsing my photos to get ready for Helen's birthday. I want to make a collage for her. I've come across some little seen pictures and my eyes are hurting because we have literally taken THOUSANDS of photos of the girls. I'm going to share a few of my favorites and a few flashbacks to one year ago.

Hand in Hand

Helen is finally walking independently. Sometimes it's more fun to walk with big sister though. Carys really loves to walk Helen around the house. They are having a great time.

Summer Garden

We've had lots of help to get this garden in shape. I'm still trying to teach Carys the difference between a weed and a flower or plant we'd like to keep in the ground. She loves to see the blooms and ever since spring came, she's kept a running commentary on the rose blooms which have finally opened this week-end.

Teeth!

This post is a little late but Helen is finally cutting teeth! Unfortunately for her, she cut them all at once so the two weeks it took for them to come in was unpleasant for us all. But now, she's happy to give a toothy grin.