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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Blakelyn's First Birthday

We celebrated Blakelyn's 1st Birthday at home with just family.
It's hard to believe that a whole year went by so fast, well the last 6 months at least.  
The first 6 months were rough to say the least.

At 1 year Blakelyn loves music, balls, food, sleep, playing, babbling, and curiously exploring.  She loves to be right by our side doing what we are doing.  As I said that day "she came out not crying and has made up for it ever since!" and she sure has!!  Love this babbling baby!!

With JJ and Pops!

with Aunt Lolly and Uncle Scotty.

The expression that really summed up the day!
What's going on?!

Always loves a playmate!

Ooh a baby!

kisses for cousins!





My Aunt Kathy came for a visit to help us celebrate!

All the Homlar's!

Our Family!



All the Novack's in attendance.
Laura and Andy were busily awaiting the arrival of their daughter, hence they were not there.

What it looked liked on the other side of the camera...
what it takes to get a baby to smile.

My brother and his family.

Playing with Uncle Scotty.

And Aunt Lolly.

Rob and Claire.

Mimi and Claire.

Kelly and Caroline.

Present time.

Who wouldn't love a light up spiky blue ball?



Birthday Girl!



Banner of her first year month by month!

Autumn Balloons!


And the big moment...

I didn't get a video of us singing to her, bummer.
But apparently Blakelyn was looking around the room at everyone singing flapping her legs to the beat!



As I should have known, Blakelyn had no problem with devouring her cupcake!








Her party was owl themed!

Happy 1st Birthday Blakelyn Anne!!

Yes it takes two for cleanup!

The month of Birthdays!!

Blakelyn officially turned 1 this month!  It's hard to believe that a whole year has gone by... what a long, yet quick year it was.

Let's Start with a photo shoot!
12 Months!

Blakelyn likes to have both hand preoccupied at all times.


She enjoys dropping things to see what happens.


Oops!

Loves this bear!


But not this one!




Chugged a whole bottle of whole milk in less than 5 minutes!  
Girl knows how to drink!

Blakelyn's new outfit, complete with a bow headband!

This month consisted not only of Blakelyn's 1st Birthday, but my 30th Birthday as well!
My mother-in-law gave me a bag of gifts (30 if you will) to be opened by number.


We laid out all the loot ready to be opened!

One by one they were opened!
30 gifts for turning 30!

And for the first time, Bryan got me a gift! 
Tickets to the Georgia vs Georgia Tech game!!

On our way to Atlanta for Thanksgiving!
I always see this sign and think it's rather funny.
See Rock City (Chattanooga, TN) with a Bulldawg inside!
 

My brother and his family were with us in Atlanta.
All Homlar cousins:
Claire, Caroline, Blakelyn

Playing with Claire (who is pulling up, yet younger and shorter than Blakelyn).

Babies and lights!

Blakelyn sees another baby at the end of the hallways...
(herself, there's a mirror)


Blakelyn loves to play chase...

This picture describes their personalities so well...
Caire: reserved, quiet, content
Blakelyn: life of the party, vocal, active.

Helping mommy open gifts for her Birthday!

Our family on my 30th Birthday. 

Off to Athens for the game/ birth day.
The Arch on North Campus!

Victory Bell!

The Fountains on North Campus!

Sanford Stadium!

The nosebleed section, but still seeing the game live!