As I mentioned, Miss Lila turned one on March 29, but she didn’t celebrate the occasion with her public until April 4. Tom and I were lucky enough to get invited to this event. Unfortunately, I committed a faux pas by aligning myself with the paparazzi. Lila immediately expressed her displeasure and spent the rest of the evening making sure that in every shot I got, I captured her serious side. She doesn’t want anyone thinking she’s one of those vacuous socialites always getting their faces and other body parts plastered on the tabloid covers.
She has things to read and places to go.
She has fashion choices to make.
There are culinary matters that require her attention.
And maybe, just maybe, if she has time, she might give me a hint of her smile.
Oh, she’s a total sweetie!
It’s amazing how quickly children develop. I saw a two-year-old the other day, and I couldn’t believe all the stuff he was already able to do. I guess it shows I’m not around really young kids that much!
Yeah, you barely have time to blink before they’re growing up on you.
goodness gracious, she’s too sweet! that serious business doesn’t trick me!
It’s all an act. She’s adorable.
She’s always so adorable!
It almost makes me miss when my kids were that age.
You’ve got grandkids to look forward to! I mean, eventually. 😉
Happy belated birthday to Lila. That cake is soooo cool!!!
Isn’t it? Lynne made that. It tasted as good as it looked.
I’ma have to show it to my sister-in-law. She does catering and cakes.
thanks for the cake comment. It was more difficult than I thought it would be. After some creative engineering the cupcakes did what I wanted them to do.
It was so freaking cute and didn’t even require the distance effect. =)
My sister-in-law did a cupcake tower for my sister’s wedding cake, but nothing this elaborate.
It is very stressful, indeed, being one. You have to be cute and entertaining, worry constantly about your public, make sure you don’t fall asleep and miss anything exciting, find all kinds of new foods, keep other kids from playing with your toys… not to mention that no matter how loudly you yell, people just don’t seem to understand you!
It’s really cool when you spend time with them at this age, just how much of a little person they are.
She’s just beautiful, Becky! I always enjoying ‘visiting’ with your family!
Thank you so much. I keep looking at her father’s eyes in that last photo, thinking how full of love they are, and what a joy it’s been to watch him grow up. I may not be his aunt by blood, but he’s my nephew all the same.
And it seems like only yesterday that I was at HIS first birthday party!
I just reread your first paragraph and you know…there’s a reason they call Aries the baby of the zodiac…
You are most assuredly his aunt and Lila great aunt.
Thanks for being there and the great pictures. She has been a little “toot” all week.
It was my pleasure. I’ll get all the photos uploaded and available to you and Laura soon.
My word she does look cross in the first picture!
But it seems she can be brought round with gifts and chocolate . . . *grin*
Those beautiful blue eyes …
She’s no one to tangle with. Her superpower: wrapping anyone around her little finger.