Here are a few pictures from Layla’s first birthday party, which followed Grammy & Papa’s anniversary party.
She liked the cheesecake
She loved Ethan!
Some of the decor:
With her new pink kitchen
Admiring her friend, Clare’s, dress
With Uncle Brian
Grammy & Papa celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 11th. We threw a party at Sigillo Cellars in Snoqualmie and had a terrific time visiting with friends and family, catching up, and reminiscing.
What makes my parents 50th anniversary even more special (and I just have to brag for a minute here) is that they have the best marriage of anyone I know. Like any, it is not without it’s flaws, but my mom and dad always see the good in each other, are never too proud to say “I’m sorry”, have always showed respect for one another, and they just keep trying, everyday. They also both have a good sense of humor, and that goes a long way!
Happy Anniversary to my favorite couple. Love you so much, Mom and Dad!
Hayden
Playing The Not-so-Newlywed Game
Jacqui & Phil
Somphane
Sammamish neighbors, Ann & Craig O’Neil
With Uncle Brian
Nicole & Brooklyn
This couple has traveled the globe together. It took me quite a while to mark on a map all the places they’ve lived and visited as a couple.
Cousins
Our baby girl celebrated her first trip around the sun on June 10th. At one, Layla is very sweet, affectionate, easy-going, and social. She loves music, dancing, babies, animals, and her family.
After raising three boys, it’s so interesting to see how Layla is different from her brothers. For starters, she has a much higher pitched voice, is more emotional, and watches facial expressions/lips moving, people, and animals more. She is less interested in blocks and things with wheels, although she does like balls as much, if not more, than her brothers did.
Layla is such a joy. She has been an easy baby (thank goodness). She eats and sleeps well, and when she’s awake she is cheerful and pretty mild-mannered. She smiles often and likes meeting new people. I can’t wait to see what the next year brings. Layla Blythe, we love you! Happy Birthday!
Did I already mention that she loves music?
Time for the cake smash. She wasn’t that into having frosting between her fingers!
One-year photo shoot. You’ll notice she was really working the over-the-shoulder look.
The following day we celebrated Layla’s birthday with family and friends.
She really took to Ethan!
“This cake is better than yesterday’s.”
In her new kitchen
With Clare
With Uncle Brian
We celebrated a graduation in June – a preschool graduation, that is. It’s hard to believe Silas is through with preschool, although he seems more than ready for kindergarten. The event was bittersweet. We loved his preschool and had been with them for a long time. Silas graduated from the same preschool Avery attended his last year (after we moved to Snoqualmie). Although he started at the Farm School Kieron attended, Silas switched back to Preschool Paradise for his remaining two years. That’s when his friendship with Charlotte began, and it has been such fun to watch evolve. Knowing a move is right around the corner made it even more bittersweet. But we couldn’t be prouder of our lil’ Si.
With Charlotte
The graduate
With Ms. Amber & Ms. Karen
At the beginning of June the boys had their annual Cub Scout Packnick, or weekend campout at Valley Camp in North Bend. This is the first time Kieron & Avery were both in Scouts together, and they even brought their little brother along for the fun!
Those eyes!
With his buddy, Logan
My 4 boys
Salmonberries!
