After 2 big family get-togethers last Friday and Saturday, Samantha's actual birthdate was considerably more low key, but didn't go without the required birthday cake which was shared by her and Thomas.
Samantha and her cousin Taylor kill some of the scorching heat in our backyard pool. Uncle Roy was doing Lifeguard duty.
Besides the gift of having some of the extended family come to visit, Samantha received a number of gifts from family and friends. She wasn't exactly sure what to do with all the packing materials, but will surely enjoy playing with all the toys and wearing the wonderful outfits that she received.Samantha continues to develop at a rapid pace, and having her cousins around certainly helped.
Samantha and her cousin Thomas share her first birthday cake - but Samantha's not about to give up her Cheerio, which has become a food group of it's own.
Samantha's first hit of sugar had it's ups and downs - mostly ups.
She was really more into the chocolate cake than the icing.
Samantha has also gotten her first slide and swing set. It might be a little while before she's able to go down the slide by herself, but she does like the swing.
With everyone gone the house has become very quiet and Samantha is very sad that her cousins aren't around.Mommy has decided that it's never too early to learn how to do laundry, but somehow I don't think that Samantha has quite figured it out yet.