Ashley's First Birthday CELEBRATION!

One of the biggest motivating factors for Seth and I to move to Los Angeles (and let's face it, the only thing that's keeping us here!) was being closer to family! I was SOOOOO excited when I heard that Jen was planning a birthday party for Ashley--and that WE were CLOSE ENOUGH to go!!!

This was the first time I have had the chance to meet Ashley, and only the Second time I've got to meet Samuel. They're ADORABLE. Samuel is SOOOO smart, and totally funny, and Ashley is seriously just darling and SOOO lovable. She totally looks like my Mom when Mom was little!

Here's our first meeting:


And with Uncle Seth:


And Here comes Samuel to Join the party!!!



The Party was amazing. Jen seriously is a professional party planner, complete with a custom birthday banner, a full out bbq, japanese lanterns, pinwheels for the kids, and THIS AMAZING CAKE!


Jen made this cake with a butterfly shaped pan and then they put the frosting on with a tip. Isn't that so cute?

Jen's friend took some pictures of the cake eating, which was SO cute. Ashley started with a few licks of frosting off her pointer finger, then slowly moved to picking at the cake, and then she discovered she could pick her nose with frosting still on it, and went to town!

I'm so glad that we got to go join the party. Hopefully we'll have the chance more and more to get to be a part of family celebrations!!