Here's some photos of the day of the big birthday bash
preparing (and posing) for a good time
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Kyri absolutely LOVES pillows, blankets, stuffed animals, anything soft. And although we can never get her to cuddle
us, she never passes up a chance to cuddle something soft
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just too cute!!
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Kyri looking at her new church book while her cousins (Cameron, Kalen, Kyler and even baby Quade) check out her other gifts
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this photo was taken on a different day with a gift Grandma and Grandpa Mecham gave her
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me, my sister Andrea, her son Brock, my mom, Kyri, and my Grandma Hanson after clelebrating (early) her big day
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the cake Gary made!! Isn't it awesome? I don't know if he did it more for Kyri or for me (since I'm
always wearing flip-flops, but Kyri
does have some cute pink ones she wears all the time)...but we were both pleasantly surprised. Good job, love!
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all I have to say is that it was a good thing she had some cousins to help her blow out the candles...she just didn't quite get it.
Once again...isn't it awesome? I may pass the cake making onto him
every year :)
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she never cracked a smile all day....I think she was a bit overwhelmed with her noisy boy cousins...but she was happy they were there nonetheless...
we thought she was going to shove it all in
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instead she just played in it...not even taking a bite
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we can't believe an entire year has come and gone! We can only imagine what the next year will bring and look forward to sharing it with you along the way!!