Happy Birthday Maren!

I can't believe it has been a year since Maren joined our family! She went from being a little scrawny thing, to this beautiful, fun and energetic little girl. She took her first steps (by herself) a couple of weeks ago and has mastered her first word - "HI!" She called me Mama once, and calls dogs Da! She loves to dance and jump and climb on whatever she can. She eats almost everything (food or not!) with her 7 little teeth and can motion to me when she is all done eating. Maren is truly a joy to us, and we wish all of our friends and family could see her more often.

Birthday balloon
We went to the park in the afternoon so that Maren could ride the swing...she wasn't so sure about the leaves, but I managed to get this one where she wasn't crying!
A couple of little presents...

Mini cupcakes for birthday dessert. We did have candles and singing, but it was caught on video, not still pictures.

All done!