The Smith Kids: Caraline Turns One

Our little Caraline turned one this past week. We celebrated with cinnamon rolls in the morning and opening a few gifts before Abigail headed to school. We were kind of lame parents and only purchased her sippy cups as presents. Thankfully, our sweet neighbor lady Ms. Donna sent a package with goodies for Caraline and the girls, so all were satisfied. Nani came to spend the day and we also had a Starbucks treat later on that afternoon. Caraline had a little fever that day so she wasn't feeling the best but she was still pretty smiley. On Saturday, since we had such lovely weather, we invited a few other families from church for a cookout. There were 8 adults and 15 kids for dinner. It was a really fun night. Caraline enjoyed her dog cupcake. (They kind of looked like bears since I had to cut the ears short to fit, but they were supposed to be puppies.) The big kids ran around like maniacs. The daddies were egging them on by playing monster, which also involved a headless horsemen. There was a lot of happy screaming - can't imagine what our neighbors thought! Caraline loved all of the action and toddled around the yard with the big kids too. We are so thankful for our little peanut and look forward to all the God will do in her life over the years. She seems like such an active, social girl already.