Lilly Belle's First!

Our little girl is not a newborn anymore! She is walking and babbling and oh so enjoyable! We planned an Air Balloon theme and was able to gather quite a bit of inspiration. She LOVES Balloons, so it was fitting. Here are some of our displays.

I really wanted an area that highlighted her first year. I love this old window seal that draped pictures of Lilly. We set all her presents on this table and even had a cute guest sign in for anyone to share thoughts and birthday wishes on.

So this is the first time I've piped frosting. And even though my little flowers look droopy, it was a fun experience and I was so happy to have made the cake myself! This is me overcoming hurdles and trying new things... Watch out!

The cupcakes turned out way cute! Thanks to my friend Mindy and my mom! They did a fabulous job! The bubblegum was to represent the air balloon theme as well. Fun, bright and colorful if I do say so myself.

We had fun taking pictures of everyone in our photo booth!

Nate even made a video of her first year that played in the background. Thanks everyone for coming and for all those that have enjoyed our little love bug from day 1.

Like Mother, like daughter. ]

Good times added to a good life!

Amber's 100 Awesome List

1~Being a Mom is Awesome!
2~Having a dedicated, faithful, endearing and absolute joyful husband is Awesome!!
3~Dedicating my life to God is Awesome!
4~Finding the perfect outfit in the morning is Awesome!
5~A garden full of flowers is awesome!
6~baby smiles are awesome
7~Given a friendly greeting is Awesome
8~Walking into my clean home is Awesome!
9~Expressing myself through Art is awesome!
10~Laughing until I cry is AWESOME!!!
11~Vacationing with my family is Awesome!
12~Waking up to the birds chirping is Awesome!
13~Utah Truffles are Awesome
14~Organizing/decluttering is awesome
15~Dancing in the kitchen with my daughter is awesome!
16~Blinds and windows open are awesome!
17~zumba is awesome
18~MY LIFE is Awesome!
19~Getting my family together is awesome!
20~All my Friends are Aaawwwwwessssommmeeee!!
21~Fall Colors are awesome! (even though I'm ready for spring) :)
22~Daily phone calls from my dad are Awesome!
23~scentsy is awesome
24~carrying on traditions of lost loved ones is awesome
25~Happy Tears are awesome!
26~Realizing my trials are perfect for me and priceless, now that is awesome
27~The family piano is awesome!
28~Eating dinner as a family is awesome
29~Riding our bikes is awesome
30~Waterfalls are awesome!
31~Dr. Pepper is awesome!
32~A Massage sounds pretty awesome!!
33~listening to the giggles of little girls is awesome!
34~Creating new friendships is AWEsOME
35~The MOON is Awesome!
36~Green Smoothies can be pretty awesome!
37~Teaching about twenty 10 year old girls to sew is Awe~SOME!
38~A Baby's yawn is awesome!
39~Reconnecting with long lost friends is awesome!
40~My Armada is pretty awesome!
41~Clean sheets are amazingly Awesome!
42~Pontius Art Is Awesome!
43~Serving is Awesome.
44~Big flowers on a babies head is awwwweesome
45~Being positively happy is Awesome!
46~Antiqued walls are awesome.
47~Giving time/donations to charity causes is awesome!
48~Just perfect Yellow bananas are awesome (not too green and not brown!)
49~Flip.flops.Awesome
50~Temples are awesome!
51~Boot, scoot and Boogie! Is awesome!
52~Eating ice cream with a plastic spoon, just simply awesome!
53~RIDING A HORSE, IS AWESOME!
54~Putting makeup on next to my mom is awesome!
55~Sushi!!!! Is awesome.
56~Roasting starbursts over a campfire is awesome!
57~dance recitals are awesome!
58~Budgeting is awesome!
59~My 7 year old singing verbrata= awesomeness!
60~Date nights are awesome!
61~Family pictures, awesome
62~house shopping with no intention of buying, awesome.
63~hugs! {Awesome}
64~Disneyland= magically awesome
65~heart rocks. Awesome.
66~Contacts, so that I can SEE are Awesome!
67~NYC is awesome!
68~Singing in the shower iiiiiissssss awesomeeee! La la la laaaaa!
69~Christmas is awesome!
70~Chick flicks are awesome, alright I like action too!
71~Sunglasses are awesome
72~Food storage is awesome
73~sweet nothings are awesome
74~picnics are awesome
75~Chasing my nephews is awesome.
76~painted toe nails are awesome. Especially on my 3 month old :)
77~Netflix is awesome
78~Running is awesome!
79~BBQ's are awesome!
80~Google is awesome!
81~Earings are awesome
82~sitting on the back of a motorcycle is awesome
83~Having 2 beautiful daughters is AWESOME!
84~Playing mouse trap is awesome!
85~Dr Lund is awesome!
86~Loving people for who they are is the most awesomest!
87~Taking chances is awesome
88~Having a shoulder to cry on is genuinely awesome!
89~Camping on the beach is awesome
90~Tax returns are AwEsOmE!
91~An end to a yucky day is awesome! We all have them :)
92~having the best in-laws ever is awesome!
93~having over 30 neices and nephews is HOLYsmokes- Awesomeness!
94~apologizing first and meaning it is Awesome!
95~LOUD jewelry is awesome!
96~Throwing doubt and fears out the window is amazingly awesome!
97~Turning bad habits into good is divine awesome!
98~Checking off my millions of Checklists is Awesomer!
99~Owning your words and actions is awesome!
100~Giving more and expecting less is awesome!