Wow the BIG #1! You’re now in a digit.

On Saturday, May 5th, family and friends all gathered at Ma-ma’s and Yeh-yeh’s house to celebrate your first birthday. Before we left our house, we dressed you in a cute tanktop and skirt that Mia got you for your birthday, and snapped a photo with your mom. We then gathered all our stuff and drove down to Yeh-yeh and Ma-ma’s house, stopping by Tapioca Express to get our usual Saturday morning boba drinks. We then helped clean up and get everything ready, then changed you into the pink dress that Uncle Dan and Auntie Shay gave you. Uncle Matt and Auntie Lyly helped us get the food: A mexican menu of beef and chicken taquitos, rice, beans, salad, carnitas, chicken, and carne asada, with Uncle Matt and Uncle Tony doing a wonderful job barbacuing all the meat and warming the tortillas.

Mia brought a huge Scooby-doo piñata stuffed with candy and toys that all the kids, including Mia just loved. Apparently, this was also the first time Mia got to hit a piñata. She delighted in breaking it open, with all the candy in toys spewing out onto the floor. And that’s when all the “kid” partying started. All the kids, and Mia, rushed in to grab all the candy. Everyone throwing confetti up in the air. Auntie Joyceln and Auntie Sue blew bubbles at you. It was a great time.

and as you can see, the kids weren’t the only enjoying themselves like kids. If only everyone was always like that.

Afterwards, we all gathered to sing you a birthday song and to blow out the candle on your cake. Cayden and her best friend Chloe did the honors since you didn’t know to out the candle yet. You and I then cut the cake and we all drived in. Oh boy did you like it. You just dunked you face into the cake and took big bites; getting cake and frosting all over you face. You even shared some cake with me, which was very sweet of you.

Afterward, some of us watched the big boxing match between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather. For that I have to appologize. Lots of people bought you very thoughtful and nice presents. And while most of the guys and some of the girls, were watching the fight, you got tired and fell asleep, so no one got to watch you open your presents, since it got too late. Sorry everyone! I should’ve started the party earlier.

So since we didn’t get to watch you open the presents, here are a bunch of photos of you in the outfits and toys that everyone got you.

Thank you everyone for your wonderful gifts. We hope that you had as great a time as we had. And for those who couldn’t make, we missed you and there’s always next year.