Her First Birthday Party

We celebrated Shea's first birthday yesterday at our local park. It was a gorgeous spring day--not too hot, not too cold--and we were so glad to have family and friends there to share the special day with us.

Shea enjoyed her first cupcake and, perhaps as a sign of things to come, didn't seem to mind being the center of attention. At one point, she had five cameras pointed at her face and she didn't even flinch. In fact, the only time she protested anything at all was when we forced her to take her afternoon nap--nearly two hours after she normally does--because she was unraveling at the seams from all the excitement.

The girl loves a party.