One.

This girl.  With this face. That smile. Those eyes, and the sparkling sassy personality behind them.  This girl... has been making my world brighter for an entire year already.  Can you believe that?  

I've been unable to write this post for awhile now - despite the plentitude of incredible pictures to share - because I can't figure out what I can possibly pluck out on a computer keyboard to capture the enormity happening in my heart.  I just love this girl so thoroughly and completely.  My baby is one!

Happy Birthday, Boo.

And now for some shots of the party!

Nuk still in place.. but you can see she's eyeing those sweets...

Before anyone saw it coming, she reached down and popped one little cupcake into her mouth - it was both impressive & hilarious!

So, for the last six months, since Scarlet has been eating solids, I've been convinced she just doesn't have a sweet tooth... mostly because she rejected bananas and other sweet fruits and consistently opted for the veggies.  Well, I was wrong.

Behold, our Birthday Boo's first real sugar experience:

One year down. One incredible lifetime to go!