Look Who's One!

I simply cannot believe that an entire year has passed since this little darling has joined our family!

We celebrated by inviting Grandma and Grandpa Poulsen and Grandma and Grandpa Crandall (and Desi and Clay).  I am really good at keeping 'parties' small.  :)

The cake should have taken about an hour....4 hours later, and covered in frosting, I was done with cupcakes AND cake!  After 3 lbs of butter 2 lbs of powdered sugar and a pound of cream cheese, I was ready to wash my hands and have a bag of carrots.  Lots of sugar!

I need to be better about getting pictures of WHO came and celebrated with us!  Gene and Camille also came for BYU-I graduation but we were very lucky to host them for a day or two.  They were troopers, putting up with Keetley waking up at night, and our wild indians! 

...Uh, mom, I a mess!  What do I do with this?!

 She ate the ENTIRE cupcake by herself.  And when Tanner gave her another and I took it away, it was melt-down city!  She was definitely on sugar overload....poor princess had a tummy ache all night long.

Keetley is fairly easy going...Not walking on her own yet, but cruising along the furniture...which is just fine with all of us!  She finally crawls on hands and knees, and babbles as if she's telling stories....no 'real' words yet, but we'll get there...in due time!  She does like to climb though!  Below, Tanner took this picture of her after she had climbed up on our window seat.  She LOVES looking out the window, watching her brothers, the squirrels, birds, or neighbors walking by.  She pushes the child rocking chair over to the window, and will clap on it to get her brothers' attention.  She's a fire cracker!

Oh, sweet Keetley, we're SO glad you belong in our family!  We can hardly wait to see what the coming years will bring, yet cherish your sweet and calm disposition.

You are finding new independence, and this summer is sure to be a fun one!