Birthday Girl!!

Today was Brooklyn's first birthday!! We can't believe she is 1 already, this year has seriously flown by!!! While Greg was at school we had a Winnie the Pooh pool party with some of her little friends from our ward. Everyone had a lot of fun splashing around in the pool, playing pin the tail on Eeyore, and eating yummy cake shaped like Winnie the Pooh. Brooklyn definitely got spoiled from all of her grandparents and friends! Here are a BUNCH of pictures from the day and like my last few blogs, they are in random order!

First, here are just a couple little pictures to show how much she has grown up in the last year!

1 week old

Her first smile at 2 days old

and now Brooklyn at 1 YEAR!!!

The pre-party bath

Opening a present from Great-Grandma Magee
Loving the cash from Great Grandma and Grandpa Nicolayson

Showing off all of her presents from us, Grandma and Grandpa Merritt, and Grandma and Grandpa Baxter

She really likes Winnie the Pooh, but she loves Eeyore!

Opening a present from Grandma and Grandpa Merritt

Playing pin the tail on Eeyore, a guy from Greg's class has a girlfriend that is an artist and she drew and painted the Eeyore for Brooklyn's party

All messy from the cake and loving it!

Our friends Maryanne, Nathan, and Daniel Lorz

Brooklyn loved the frosting

Little Evey, one of Brooklyn's best friends!

They are only 7 months apart.

More friends, Jackson and Pollyanna Brown
Some of the kids from the party and Brooklyn chowing down on the cake

Her first piece of cake and not quite sure what to do with it

Trying to sneak a taste of the frosting

Waiting patiently to dig in, she kept trying to grab bits of frosting

while everyone was singing to her

Everyone hanging out in the pool

My attempt at a Winnie the Pooh birthday cake

Brooklyn had a really great birthday and such a fun party! She liked opening all of the presents and cards that she recieved, she definitely is loved by everyone!!