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Suzan's First Birthday! |
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Anna's First Birthday! |
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Bethany's First Birthday! |
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Brielle's First Birthday! |
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March 4th, 2009 |
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Girls! How can you be a year old
already?! Dad, big brother and I cannot believe that you are a year
old now! It feels like just the other day you were in my big belly,
moving around and kicking me and each other. Now, you are big one year
old girls! We praise God every day for you and for how faithful,
gracious and loving He has been to us...to see us through the high-risk
pregnancy and through your first year.
May our Lord continue to give you perfect health and growth and may He give
Mama, Dad and big brother wisdom and guidance in knowing how to raise and
love each of you! You are very precious to us and to Him!!!! |
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The invite |
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Professional pictures of the girls on their 1st
birthday...Suzan, Anna, Bethany and Brielle |
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With hats on...and a little cranky and under the
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Suzan |
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Anna |
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Bethany |
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Brielle |
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Decorations for the girls' 1st birthday party...a "Happy 1st Birthday" sign
over the fireplace |
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A Happy 1st Birthday "1" balloon for the girls |
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Balloons in each of the girl's colors |
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Table decor |
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The girls' cakes...Suzan's and Anna's |
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...Bethany's and Brielle's |
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Cake for the guests |
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Balloons (in the girls' colors) and sign outside |
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The girls, finishing lunch, just before the
party...Anna |
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Bethany |
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Brielle |
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Suzan |
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Suzan, Bethany, Anna and Brielle with Cousin Audrey |
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Okay, time for the party! The girls are ready!
Here, Suzan, Anna, Bethany and Brielle,
before cake time (yeah, wait for the "after" pictures ;) ) |
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Suzan's cake |
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Happy 1st Birthday Suzan! |
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"Oh my! This is gonna be messy ;)" |
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Anna's cake |
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Happy 1st Birthday Anna! |
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"Yum!" |
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Let's check back on Suzan...OH MY! |
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Um, yeah, just a little bit messy there ;) |
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"What? Do I have something on my nose??" |
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Just look at that mess! |
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Oh wait! Anna's into it too! Ha! |
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"Mama, this tastes pretty yummy!" |
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"Yeah, I'm still here. Just playing, I mean
eating, my frosting :D" |
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"Me too!" |
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Bethany's cake |
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Happy 1st Birthday Bethany! |
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Big Brother playing with Bethany
(note that he was trying to pull around each girl's colored balloon at her
cake time - AWE!) |
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Then Bethany just decided to bend down and eat her cake
that way - smart girl ;) |
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"NUM! NUM! NUM!" |
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Brielle's cake |
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Happy 1st Birthday Brielle! |
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"Argh! This is FUN!" |
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Let's look back and see how messy these little ladies
are...Brielle |
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...Bethany...Yeah, she was probably the only one that
figured out there was cake to be eaten, versus just frosting to play with.
Makes sense, she is the food lover/enjoyer of the bunch ;) |
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"What? Okay, so I like my food?!?!" |
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...Anna..."What? There was CAKE in there?
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And Suzan..."Yeah, so I got a little carried away.
What's the big deal?" ;)
Um, time to take an intermission from the party and bathe the messy girlies
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After cakes :O |
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Pictures of guests. Grandpa Guzman |
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Dave and Kristi Blanchard.
Kristi helped us TONS!!!! in coordinating volunteers to help us our first
year with the girls. She is a HUGE blessing! |
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Asher Blanchard |
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Ashley and Shawn Melton
Ashley is a very dear friend of ours now. She started off as a
volunteer,
coming at nights and all day to help us with the girls. An sweet and
awesome woman! |
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Faith and Shawn Melton |
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Cousin Audrey and Mama |
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Faith Melton with Cousin Audrey |
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Suzan, all cleaned up!, and with Aunt Lynn |
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Suzan with Uncle Tim |
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Bethany, all cleaned up too, with Grammy |
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Anna and Brielle, clean little girls, with Cousin
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Bethany, Suzan, Anna and Brielle opening presents.
Baby dollies from Grandpa and Grandma Carlson. Thank you!!!! |
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Jared helping Brielle look at the card |
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Some fun winter hats and gloves from Uncle Tim and Aunt
Lynn. Thank you!!!! |
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Bethany with her hat on - Ha! |
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Suzan with her hat on. Too cute! |
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Brielle with her hat on too! |
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Faith and Jared checking out the girls baby doll
stroller/walker from the Murphys. Thank you!!!! |
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The girls opening cards from Grammy |
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A fun Fisher-Price Barn from Grammy. Thank
you!!!! |
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Having fun :) |
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Bethany checking out her new outfit from the Meltons.
Thank you!!!! |
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Anna playing with Aunt Lynn |
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Brielle after the exciting party. Thank you
everyone!!!! |
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Anna after the exciting party. Thank you
everyone!!!! |
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Suzan after the exciting party. Thank you
everyone!!!! |
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Bethany after the exciting party. Thank you
everyone!!!! |
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The Carlson 7 (yeah, we weren't able to keep the hats
on the girls ;) )
Bethany, Mama, Anna, Jared, Suzan, Dad, and Brielle |
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Thank you to EVERYONE who helped us this first year
with the girls!
We appreciate your help! You are a BLESSING to us!!!! |