Saturday, May 12, 2007

Happy Birthday, Taylor


As a parent, when your child's birthday rolls around, I don't think you can help but to think back to the day when they were first born and the days and years that have led up to the present moment.


Taylor on the day she was born, May 12, 2004


Taylor's first birthday, May 12, 2005


Taylor's second birthday, May 12, 2006


Taylor's third birthday, May 12, 2007


My, how she's grown! We had a great day today - presents and packages from overseas, cake and ice cream, friends and parties, family and fun, balloons and decorations. Everything a birthday is supposed to be for a much-loved girl. Believing a picture is better than 1,000 words, here are a few of the 150 pictures we took today. (What did we do before the digital camera age?)

Opening presents in the morning





The cake Taylor chose. Yes, I did make it. With the much-needed help of two others.



Taylor and her friend, Kylie, enjoying birthday cake and ice cream outside. It was much warmer this year than last!


Some of Taylor's "adult friends" who came to her party to celebrate with her

No doubt there will be more pictures posted tomorrow, when more time allows!

3 comments:

Jaime said...

She gets more and more adorable as she gets older... Oh, dear, what does that say about those teenage years?! We could just do an arranged marriage and save them (and us) a lot of heartbreak... :-)

The cake looks FABULOUS! VERY COOL!

Song said...

I can't believe you made that cake, Kristi! Super-talent... Did you make it from a magazine or something?

Kristi Walsh said...

Song - Nope...not a magazine. My sis-in-law has this cool book that has tons of children's birthday cakes. It actually wan't as much hard as it was time-consuming. And I didn't do it on my own, either, which made it much easier. Definitely worth it, though, for the look on Tay's face when she saw it!

Jaime - Arranged marriage?! Your boys sure are pretty cute!