We've been celebrating Zola's birthday for a couple of weeks now, since Dirk's family threw a party for her while we were in Utah. Here are some of the highlights from the celebrations.
Thanks to Mimi, Jen, Allison, and Mandy, it was a Princess Party. Since Zola is (temporarily) the only granddaughter around, everyone had lots of fun exaggerating every possible pink princessy point.
I hope it's okay if I post these photos - my talented sister Allison took them. Thanks, Al.
[As always, click on the photo to zoom.]
The cupcakes were amazing, especially Mimi's retro animal candle-holders.
Although this little giraffe seems to have made a little "mess." Glad I didn't eat that cupcake. Even though they looked so good, little Z wasn't interested in eating any.
Sweet action photo of Ed smashing that piñata!
A prettier group of princesses has never assembled.
In the week or so that we've been back, Zola's birthday just keeps on chugging along. Since her biggest interest right now is her stroller, we decided to get her a little toy stroller for her birthday last weekend. It's been a big hit. Here she is pushing Raggedy Ann around. It's kind of fun to compare her to the photo in the background on the bookshelf, taken when she was three months old.
HERE SHE COMES! (Better get out of her way.)
Conveniently, the stroller folds up for easy storage during long cardboard-box journeys.
I've tried to come up for a caption for this one for a few days now. Words fail me.
Finally, today (Wednesday, August 13) was her true birthday. Zola had a pretty big day.
After her nap, this is how she said hello to me - smiling into her blanket with the precious tag held up for all to see.
Downstairs, Mom was making cupcakes.
Zola didn't really help, but she did show off her new birthday shirt that Marme gave her.
Then we headed out to a nearby park to celebrate with some friends.
Zola loves to hang out with our friend Justin. He's a pretty tall guy. I'm not sure that those balloons are moored to anything.
Dane and Dirk tried to talk Zola into eating a cupcake, but she didn't like it (again). Instead, she settled for pizza crust and some bark chips (yum!)
Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate this birthday. It's been a wonderful year, and it went much too fast. I'm just glad it was a leap year.
8 comments:
Suggested photo captions for the sunglasses/beads/smile:
I'm RICH, b***hes!
This is the last time you'll see THESE!
SPRING BREAK!!
Awesome post. Awesome kid. Awesome Dirk & Jana.
I love the first picture of you and Zola. It is definitely worth framing and putting on display. Thanks for letting us help celebrate the big day! Long live the birthday girl and her awesome parents!
Sorry this is late...I just looked at my calendar and saw that it was the big day yesterday. Then I came to your blog to leave a message and to my surprise it was a birthday blog! Wahoo! Happy Birthday, Zola! By the way, Tyson and Kelsie are practically rolling on the floor laughing at the end of the video of Zola and her stroller. They have watched it about 10 times, laughing harder each time. Fun times!
Happy birthday! Where has the year gone? Cute pictures. Looks like she has a good first bday!
boy she is getting cute...
Happy Happy Birthday, Zola! from the Janes
Jana,
I have wondered whatever happened to you. I knew there was some great guy out there for you. Being a Mom looks good on you and your daughter is gorgeous.
Looks like it was an awesome birthday. We should have celebrated with you guys. I love the stroller video. Zola's a cutie!!
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