Alley is 1!!

Last night we celebrated Alley's First Birthday! We had a low-key celebration with family and a few friends. We ordered pizza and had a very cute Rubber Ducky cake:) We had a little bit of a struggle with our very independent (yet clingy) 1 year old though. I guess it's not really the best idea to have a party so close to bedtime;) Anyway, we had lots of fun and enjoy having our family and friends there. Here are some pictures:

Alley showing off her new ride-on toy...she loved all the noisy buttons:)

Mimi and Alley trying out the new bean bag chair...sooo comfortable:)The adorable ducky cake I made! :)
She looks so excited about the cake, doesn't she....

Ok, not so excited anymore! Maybe it has something to do with the fact we are trying to get her to eat the head of the duck...yikes! She refused to eat the cake!

Are these for me??!!

oooo...what's that?!

A ducky, my favorite!

On another note...this morning I took Alley to her 12 month appointment and we got some interesting news...she has a chronic ear infection and has to go see an ENT (I was worried about that!) so she's now on medicine, again. This poor child thinks medicine is a normal part of her every day diet! On top of that, the doctor said she was a little concerned about the fact that Alley's upper lip covered her whole upper gum, so they are sending Alley to the ENT for that as well...goodness gracious! Happy Birthday!!;) The goodness is that she's growing wonderfully and is in about the 80th percentile in height and weight...yeah! So all is beginning to get better here in the McPherson household:)
I'll keep you all updated about the ENT appointment...