Celebrating Audrey

We had so much fun celebrating Audrey's birthday this year! December 11th fell on a Saturday, so my parents drove down to spend the day with Audrey. It was fun to spoil her on her day. I have decided to be very protective of her day until she's old enough to do so herself. So, nothing Christmas was allowed on her birthday - including our church Christmas party.

Our first stop of the day with Build-a-Bear. We've never been there before and boy was it intense! Next time I think we'll try to go on a weekday... Anyhow, the girls did enjoy picking out a bear and some outfits amid all the chaos. And then we headed out to the mall, found a quiet bench, and dressed their bears.

Audrey named her bear Rainbow:

And Rachel named her bear Cassie:
We couldn't resist buying the matching shoes for Audrey's bear:
And of course the Birthday shirt was a must as well:

After Build-a-Bear we headed to Chuck E. Cheese. The girls had fun playing games and they always enjoy pizza.

Probably Audrey's favorite little ride:

Don't you love it???:
A picture with Papa:

After all of our tummies were full we headed home to get the birthday girl a nap. And then after her nap, since it was 78 degrees that day, we headed to the park. Audrey had requested, "Papa push me high on baby swing". So, that's exactly what he did! I think for a good 20 minutes... Audrey loves swinging!

After dinner we opened presents. Audrey enjoyed opening her presents. It's always fun to watch how she insists on getting every piece of wrapping paper off her gifts...

I think the ladybug pillow pet is a hit:

Feeding her new baby doll and Rachel ready to help Audrey open her next present:

All done, now what do I play with???:
Enjoying her ladybug tent:
Figuring out the guitar:

Audrey (well neither of the girls) are a big fan of cake. So, we decided to have a cheesecake for Audrey. And I must say that I definitely recommend the Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes that are available at Sam's Club. Definitely the right price and very delicious. We got a plain one and topped it with fresh raspberries and blueberries. Yummy!

Audrey grabbing a blueberry:
Loved the 2 candles:
Singing "Happy Birthday" to Audrey:

Enjoying her cheesecake:

What a fun-filled day Audrey had! And I was pretty close on Audrey's stats... She weighs 21.2 pounds and is 32.25 inches tall. We are looking forward to the next year of adventures with our Audrey...