Dave’s sister, Wendi, made the Lady Bug cake and flower cupcakes. It was adorable!

Little Bug in her Lady Bug swimsuit ready to jump in the pool!

Her Uncle Wesley joined her! It wasn’t long and Little Bug’s friends were in too. And, yes, Uncle Wesley stayed in the pool with Little Bug and her friends! He’s a cool uncle like that.

We ate hamburgers and hotdogs that Dave cooked on the grill.

Time to open presents!

Little Bug knew what to do!

And then, it was time for the cake! We sang Happy Birthday and then the cake was placed on Little Bug’s tray.

She looked at it and then I took her finger and stuck it into the icing so she would know it was for eating!

Didn’t take long and both hands were in the cake!

Little Bug didn’t eat much of the cake at all. Instead she got her hands dirty and …

… rubbed icing all over her belly! But then …

… she started going for the cake open-mouthed! She still didn’t eat the cake much. She just continued playing in the icing!

Uncle Wesley and Mama took Little Bug to the hose to get cleaned up. Later, Dave told me that when he saw Little Bug was almost done with cake, he left and went inside to start her bath water. He was going to take her in there for a quick bath and then bring her back to the party, but when he returned to get Little Bug he saw we had already hosed her off. What a sweet Daddy!

Little Bug went back to the pools for more swimming with her friends. 

Dave’s shirt says “Real Men Change Diapers”!

My mom bought this cute Lady Bug outfit for Little Bug to wear after swimming!

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We can hardly believe we are parents to a one year old!

It’s sad that Little Bug is no longer a baby, but at the same time, it is so fun to see Little Bug turning into a little girl. I know as the days turn to months and the months to years we will continue to have so much fun with our little girl.

- Elaine