here are the pictures, finally! we celebrated her birthday over a two week span including a birthday party while grammie and pops were here and then a family day gone almost bad on her actual birthday. ahhhh life. i was very thankful that we had planned to have her party two weeks early because she ended up having a repeat of roseola on her actual birthday! {yes it is possible to get roseola twice, we learned.} anyway, here is yet another blog post of mass picture catch up!
the party was a beautiful combination of grandmas and aunties, the united states and moldova. grammie brought over quite a few birthday party necessities from joanns, target, amazon, auntie cacey, auntie dohdoh…you get the idea!![DSC_0623](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0623-1024x680.jpg)
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i have been learning a lot about my youngest and her little fire-y personality. but i have also been realizing that she is analytical and pensive. she had four entire birthday guests plus her family members and it was almost too much.![DSC_0635](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0635-1024x680.jpg)
ready and waiting – – we thought maybe a gift would get her interested.![DSC_0642](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0642-1024x680.jpg)
but she was not thrilled.![DSC_0643](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0643-1024x680.jpg)
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there is nothing cuter than the red eyed half smile of uncertainty. i think the tissue paper freaked her out at first.![DSC_0647](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0647-1024x680.jpg)
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her birthday outfit. i found this fabric on etsy and grammie used one of my vintage patterns. we found these brand new shoes at the second hand for less than $4! the sweater is the present from the pictures above. she was adorable.![DSC_0670](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0670-1024x680.jpg)
birthday cake place of honor. {and amazing birthday crown from auntie whitney.}![DSC_0683](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0683-1024x680.jpg)
one year of monthly pictures.![DSC_0689](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0689-1024x680.jpg)
the cake. gluten free mix from the states (low stress), moldovan-version butter cream frosting (okay technically the second batch), bunting and decorations from dohdoh and mushroom cupcakes by teresa.![DSC_0694](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0694-1024x680.jpg)
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the guests (minus liam). do they come any cuter?![DSC_0705](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0705-680x1024.jpg)
another mushroom only this time with a marshmallow and apple. just a little pre-sugar.![DSC_0723](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0723-1024x680.jpg)
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presents. the practice present actually helped.![DSC_0761](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0761-680x1024.jpg)
big sister helped too. {addy did amazing and yes, we were a little surprised. i think it helped that pops was next to her the entire time.}![DSC_0770](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0770-1024x680.jpg)
a little sophie the giraffe from big sister.![DSC_0783](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0783-1024x680.jpg)
it’s love.![DSC_0786](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0786-1024x680.jpg)
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this was her initial reaction to her cake. in case you can’t tell, she isn’t all that thrilled. we probably should have practiced candles along with presents.![DSC_0819](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0819-680x1024.jpg)
the “is this safe?” look for grammie.![DSC_0824](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0824-1024x680.jpg)
but then surprisingly, she had no hesitations about exploring the cake. i have already noticed that she seems to be very, very tactile!![DSC_0832](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0832-680x1024.jpg)
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the “is this okay to eat?” look.![DSC_0835](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0835-1024x680.jpg)
and the taste.![DSC_0838](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0838-1024x680.jpg)
i now introduce you to baby-that-has-officially-consumed-sugar.![DSC_0846](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0846-1024x680.jpg)
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victory. this kid has never eaten this much food in one setting. ever. she just kept eating and eating.![DSC_0888](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0888-1024x680.jpg)
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and then she was done. she chucked the last few pieces on the ground and asked to get out of her chair.![DSC_0897](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0897-1024x680.jpg)
post cake belly. i know, it’s pretty impressive.![DSC_0901](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0901-1024x680.jpg)
oh look, someone decided to finally crack a smile.![DSC_0925](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0925-1024x680.jpg)
two weeks later…birthday morning. {can you say sick? the past three days mercy had been having a pretty high temperature.}![DSC_1233](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1233-1024x680.jpg)
special gluten free pancake mix from grandma ducky.![DSC_1235](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1235-1024x680.jpg)
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and grandma ducky and grandpa jim’s birthday present for mercy. it was a hit.![DSC_1242](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1242-1024x680.jpg)
the candle professional.![DSC_1256a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1256a-680x1024.jpg)
yeah that’s right. she is still blowing even though the candle is long gone.![DSC_1261](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1261-680x1024.jpg)
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the test…![DSC_1272a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1272a-680x1024.jpg)
the look of approval!![DSC_1279a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1279a-680x1024.jpg)
addy trying to eat her pancakes like a big girl:![DSC_1282](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1282-680x1024.jpg)
resorting to a much more efficient method!![DSC_1284](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1284-1024x680.jpg)
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happy pancake tummy!![DSC_1294](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1294-1024x680.jpg)
oh and maybe a little birthday chocolate milk to wash it down.![DSC_1301](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1301-1024x680.jpg)
addy helping mercy discover her new play telephone…![DSC_1305a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1305a-1024x680.jpg)
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bath toys from aliana:![DSC_1320](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1320-1024x680.jpg)
then we decided to try and have a special outing. mercy’s fever seemed gone and she seemed fine. it didn’t go so well. it was hot and sticky. mercy did a lot of this move {the mid walking tantrum.}![DSC_1332](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1332-1024x680.jpg)
and gave this look a lot:![DSC_1336](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1336-680x1024.jpg)
and then low and behold she broke out in a rash. we weren’t sure if she was having an allergic reaction, severe heat rash or what so we decided to call it quits and come home.![DSC_1337](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1337-680x1024.jpg)
although this one did get to ride on a {huge} horse for fifty cents!![DSC_1371](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1371-680x1024.jpg)
we got home, napped and regrouped. we put the candle in a chocolate-covered zefir {meringue-type dessert} and it was a hit.![DSC_1377](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_1377-680x1024.jpg)
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happy one year of life, mercy adoniyah. i can’t wait to see what the second year of your life holds!