Cecilia's First Birthday!

An entire year has passed since Cecilia's arrival and we all made it! The year went by so quickly but we made some amazing memories. We wrapped up our first year together with a celebration. Thanks to our family and friends for joining us!

The Birthday Party

Family photo

Cecilia's First Birthday Cake.

Mommy forgot to get a closeup picture of the cake.

Blowing out the birthday candle as a family.

Ready for her first bite of cake.

Here it goes!

What is this stuff?

Ceci trying to feed Daddy some cake.

Ceci loves cake!

This ice cream is cold!

Mommy and Cecilia.

Mommy wondering if she is going to put her face in the cake...

Mommy, I love cake and ice cream!

The spread.

Fresh Corn Salad.

Below is the recipe as requested. It was a hit and very easy to make!

Fresh Corn Salad

Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten and Food Network

Ingredients

5 ears of corn, shucked

1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

3 tablespoons good olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup julienned fresh basil leaves

Directions

In a large pot of boiling saled water, cook the corn for 3 minutes until the starchieness is just gone. Drain and immerse it in ice water to stop the cooking and to set the color. When the corn is cool, cut the kernels off the cob, cutting close to the cob.

Toss the kernels in a large bowl with the red onions, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Just before serving, toss in the fresh basil. Taste for seasonings and serve cold or at room temperature.

08-09-09

The Birthday

Good morning, birthday girl!

Mommy, Daddy and Cecilia spent her actual birthday doing some of Cecilia's favorite things. Ceci loves to swim so we went to the pool!

Giving Daddy "high five".

After the pool, Cecilia had a tea party with her new tea set.

Cecilia enjoyed her favorite meal - pizza and sweet potato fries!

Yum!

Happy Birthday to you...

Cake and ice cream once again.

*******************************************************************************

We have been very busy since vacation so I did not have a chance to post any pictures on the blog. Click on the link below to check out photos from Cecilia's first trip to the beach.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=97107&id=839852377&l=abff02af1f