Party girl

We celebrated Baby's birthday in style, with not one but two little gatherings. (She, in turn, decided to celebrate by crawling forward for the first time on her birthday.) First we had a little get-together in Milwaukee with Gretchen's sister and her family. We had hats...



...and cake, which she disliked so much she spit it back out...



...and a gift, which she liked much better than the cake...



...then, when we were up north on her actual birthday, Nanci and her kids came over and brought another gift (spoiled little girl!)...



...along with bubbles, which were another big hit...



...and another cake, which she unfortunately disliked just as much as the other one...



...all in all, a very nice birthday other than the cake (of course our friends with babies around the same age sent pictures of their kids devouring cake or cupcakes--it's very like Baby not to follow the crowd).