Ricky took her actual birthday... Wednesday Jan. 27th... off of work and we took Karly to Sea World!
Karly of course slept the whole ride there!
And woke up wondering where in the world we were!
We got there just in time for the dolphins first feeding!
We even got to touch one!
What a fun way to start out the day...
Then it was off to the star fish!
She, of course, loved touching EVERYTHING!!!
But, her favorite by far was all the turtles... which they had everywhere!
She wanted to walk and explore the whole place on her own!
The "Pets Rule" show was a huge hit... tons of dogs doing tricks, how could our dog lover not enjoy this show!
Dads favorite!
Me and the love of my life =)
Moms favorite!
Karly honestly had sooo much fun!!!! I definately recommend Sea World as a "First time" amusement park!
Dad and his girl leaving the park...
Say ... "bye bye Sea World" =)
Seeing how Kar loved all the turtles... we got her a little turtle to remember her first trip to Sea World!
Then... Saturday was the Big Fairy Bash for Karly!
Karly was in FULL FAIRY GEAR!!!
... she was so good... and HAD A BLAST!
SOOOO SWEET!
Enjoying a cool treat!
OH MY GOSH I LOVE HER!!!!!
Seeing how she just got her first tooth a couple of weeks ago... ice has been a big hit lately! (we were soooo wrong on the early teething thing =/)
All over the place.
Grandma made sure to get her lovin time in before everyone showed up...
...
...a special bond these two have =)
Grandma Kathie NEVER FAILS US on an AMAZING CAKE!
... and, of course, Karly got her own special "one"!
Auntie Sue and the littlest fairy =)
Grandma Kathie and her little one!
"... ok... ok... thats enough lovin... time to run around!!!"
Bella looking so cute!
Time to watch open gifts...despite our request for no gifts, Kar still got quite a few =) But really cute ones! She also did get a super good savings account started, making about $400... NICE START to a good education...THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE!
Ethan
Jenna Bleu
Grandma and Kar
=)
Me and my monkey!
AND NOW... TIME FOR CAKE... AWOOHOO!...
I expected her to just dig right in... but she was VERY Polite about it at first... Just sticking her finger in and pulling out the chocolate in the center (TRUE WOMAN!) ... by the end she really got the hang of it!
Kt and Sarah Mae
Amy NERMN
Desteen and Rachelle... my best friend from hygiene school... we all had our girls around the same time =)
All of the decorations were "home made"... making a "fairy wonderland"... complete with oversized vine and flying butterlies...
... a sun and dandelions...
...tons of flowers...
... a special sign...
...featuring our very special girl!!!...
... hanging tulips...
...and Kathie made the cutest sugar cookies for everyone that said "Karly's First Birthday!" ... thanks so much Kathie for EVERYTHING!!! YOU ARE SO TALENTED!
Karly really did have a blast at her Birthday party and did sooo good (I wasn't so sure how she would be considering she had just got her one year vaccinations the day before)... but that was no problem AT ALL and she was able to COMPLETELY ENJOY HER FIRST BIRTHDAY!
... But that night she was also very happy to get home to her doggies and love on them!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FAMILY FOR ALL YOUR HELP... Auntie Sue for your yummy macaroni salad, Kathie for all the sweets, Katie for picking up the sandwiches and everything else I had you get last minute =/, Ricky for getting all the prizes for the kids, Mom for your DELICIOUS potatoe cheese soup, and mom and Amy for helping me create the "fairy wonderland" =) THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL HER GIFTS AS WELL, AND FOR COMING TO CELEBRATE HER SPECIAL DAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARLY ANN!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS COULD SAY!!!!!!!!!
a video at sea world =)
