Reyen's 1st birthday party

Reyen weighed in at just under 20 lbs at her 1 year checkup. She is growing too fast for me. The extra 19 lbs I carry around on my hip is starting to wear my arm down. I am sure glad she walks now and doesn't require too much holding. We had Reyen's birthday party a few days after her birthday. Grandma and grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins came. Reyen actually opened her presents, she did have a lot of helps from siblings. 

I have to say, Reyen's favorite present was a white shirt from aunt Michelle. She carried it around everywhere.

I made a banana cake with cheese cream frosting the day before. Reyen had leftover pieces so I knew she liked it. I made the mistake of keeping in cold too long and it didn't have time to thaw completely. I was really worried about it.

Reyen wasn't too interested in eating the cake. After the strawberries she didn't care for any of it and wanted to get down. I finally got her a spoon and she started feeding herself the frosting eating little bits here and there.

This is about as messy as this girl got.

I thought she might go face first. Nope.

Here's the final birthday face. She didn't make a mess but she sure did have fun. Happy birthday pretty Reyen!

Last bite of cake.

Reyen started cleaning herself off without being asked. She wasn't worried about how cold the water was.

Our sweet little Reyen is such a joy to have. I am glad I finally got another girl. She makes us all a little more nice and sweet in return. I think Heavenly Father really did know what he was doing when he sent me lots of boys. An older sister to keep them in line and a younger one to keep them kind.