Quinn is One!

A couple of weekends after Quinn's actual first birthday, we went down to Hennessey for her party. The weather was beautiful, which is something we never expected in January. Stacy likes to plan the party theme around the kids' favorite things. For Asher it's been hats, animals and Pokemon. Quinn was a little harder. She is such a happy girl, so she seems to like everything. However, the toys that are her favorites are the ones shaped like a donut. She likes to point her fingers and stick them through the center. So Stacy followed my advice and planned a donut-themed party for little Quinny.

It turned out great. Along with the usual crowd of family members, Jamey, Matt and their boys got to come, too. They live overseas, so we rarely get to see them. It was a treat to spend some time with them and the boys LOVED playing outside in the sand box.

Quinn had a great time at the party and was more interested in her presents than I thought she'd be. Of course, she still had plenty of help opening them from her big brother. Instead of a cake, she dug into a pink frosted donut and seemed to love it. Overall, I'd say the party was a big success.

We are fortunate to have you in our lives, Quinn. You are such a sweet, smiley, spunky little girl, and we had so much fun celebrating your first year on this earth. We look forward to watching you change and grow with each passing year. 

 Quinn wondered why she had to wait on everyone to get there to dig into her presents. 

 Stacy did such a great job with the decor. She cut out every one of those donuts herself and made a cute banner from Quinn's monthly photos. 

 The yummy spread. 

 I loved the fact that there were sprinkles on the donut holes.

 She was excited to finally get to open her gifts.

 Or to watch her brother open them for her... 

 We didn't think the hat would make any pictures since she hates having things on her head. We were pleasantly surprised when it made it through the first few bites. (Maybe all the people distracted her.)