First Birthday

As many of you know my baby is no longer considered a baby...she is now a toddler. Through many tears and sadness I have come to accept this new stage. I cannot believe that a year has flown by. I feel like I have followed the advice that everyone gives you "cherish every moment and hold them tight while they let you." But even with this I still feel like the time has slipped away.

Madelyn has been such a blessing to our lives this past year. God has given us a precious little angel and with that comes great responsibility. As many know, she is such a little ball of energy. She had a great first birthday party. We had a wonderful crowd of family and friends.

She got some wonderful gifts.



And she loved her cake!!


...and yes the candle is lit in the first picture, she jumped into the cake before we had even started singing!!!


After everyone left she crashed!!!


What fun we had! Thanks Madelyn for the awesome first year!!