Ariella's First Birthday

Today is Ariella's birthday. It is amazing to think that it has been a year since she was born! This week she started walking and she loves to crawl, walk, and climb everywhere. This morning when I got her out of bed she stopped crying and said "Mommy." She also says "Daddy," "hi," "uh oh," "all done" and a lots of other things that I am not sure the meaning of. Ariella loves books, snuggling, and playing peek-a-boo. She adores her big sister and her Daddy and me. We all love her sooo much!

She wasn't sure what to think of her birthday cupcake at first, but ended up eating most of it (and putting the rest in my lap).

Here is a video of her walking:

And the last 2 photos show what a difference a year can make.