Happy Birthday, Bug!

On December 1st, we celebrated Margaret's 1st birthday. It was such a lovely day. We started out at home and then headed to the Americana (an outdoor mall in Glendale). We had lunch and watched the water ballets (Margaret's favorite) and got a picture with Santa. Then we headed to the park and saw a coyote (ah, Southern California) frolicking nearby. Then we finished the day at our favorite Mexican Food Restaurant, Mexican Village. Margaret wasn't too keen on the cupcake we got her. She smooshed it in her hands and threw it on the ground. The restaurant gave us another cake, this time with a candle. We didn't feed her that cake because it had chocolate on it but she was overjoyed with the candle. Such a great day!



Margaret's birthday celebration was a joint party with her friend, Juliet. We decided on a theme of Lady Bug (Juliet's nickname is Lady and Margaret's nickname is Bug...too fitting). Matthew and his dad built a glorious deck the weekend before the party so the girls could celebrate in style. Lori and Laci were the caterers and did a magnificent job. Too many dishes to name, but everyone at the party raved! We were a little too busy having fun to take many pictures so we're waiting for our friends who attended to send us pictures. Here are the pictures we currently have. More to come!

Happy Birthday my lovely lady. You are the light of my life!