My Baby Girl Turned 1!

I have been MIA from the blog lately.  I had friends in town for Lulu's first birthday bash and now I have a cold.  Also, my dear husband has gotten me hooked on a computer game; Civilization V.  Nerd alert!  I've even been MIA on Facebook, posting much less than usual.  Some of my friends may be rejoicing!

Anyhow, Lulu's first birthday was a lot of fun.  A couple of our besties from when we were stationed in Great Lakes that are now stationed down at Camp Lejeune came up for the weekend.  We had a lot of fun together.  We sat around the fire Friday night, Saturday we shopped and I got Lulu's ears pierced.  She was a trooper!  The first ear didn't phase her one bit, and she cried for the second one, but only for a few brief minutes.

We had a small party for her on Sunday, which was her actual birthday.  I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this in the past, but my mom has always made me a chocolate cherry cake for me on my birthday, which I LOVE, so I wanted to make that for Lulu's first birthday, but I decided to make cupcakes.  They turned out great!  Soooooooo yummy!  Here are a couple pictures from her big day: