Samantha’s 1st Birthday

This past Saturday was cousin Samantha’s 1st Birthday party. The theme was cupcakes and my mom and sister did a wonderful job of incorporating the theme into just about everything! They made the centerpieces that were adorable and the cake was actually cupcakes made to look like one giant cupcake. Kristen Zollinger made cookies to look like cupcakes and there were even hand towels and bowls with cupcakes on them. So Samantha of course had a dress with a cupcake on it. We are having way too much fun with these girls and all the pink and frills. Therefore this entry has to be in pink also!

It was so much fun to see all the kids that were there. Charlotte and Ellia are about the same height now and walking around everywhere. They made me laugh as they interacted together. I wonder what is going on in those little heads. Charlotte looks like Dora the Explorer with her long dark hair and those big beautiful brown eyes. Ellia and Charlotte helped clean up while Samantha opened her gifts. They were so funny picking up the bows and tissue paper and throwing them away. They also sometimes opened gifts before Samantha even got her hands on them. Just girls helping each other out!


It is so hard to believe that the three girls are now all 1. Here are some updated generation photos too. What a great time we had at the party and how great it is to know there are many more to celebrate with each other.