Hannah Gets her 1st Cake and Ice Cream

Can you believe Hannah is 1?! And yes it is her 'Golden Birthday'. Jordan made a beautiful cake for Hannah.

So excited for her first taste of cake and ice cream. Can you just see the excitement in this picture? OK so not really.

Not really sure how to proceed.

First taste of cake was pretty good.

Then came her first taste of ice cream...she LOVED it!

Well, that is until her hand got too cold.

Unable to bear her cold hand anymore she moves back to her cake. Well, sort of. She decided to use it like shampoo.

Then she took a big chunk and just put it on her eye. I am not really sure what she was trying to do but it was really funny.

YEAH, for cake and ice cream!

Apparently, a bit embarrassed when she realized how dirty she was.

It's OK Hannah, we'll just take you out and clean you up.

After a bath it was time for presents.

I love how all of the kids are so excited for her presents and can't wait to help her use them.

Opening a present from Grandma and Grandpa Jones.

Not sure why she was not smiling, but Caden decided he was going to take care of that problem.

I can't believe how quickly Hannah realized this was her bike and wouldn't let anyone touch it. She can be very territorial and very loud about it.

About Hannah on her 1st Birthday:

She is a cute kid. She is not really speaking. At nine months she said 'yeah' and clapped for about a week and then didn't do it again. Doesn't do much baby blabber either.  Every once in awhile she will say 'baba' (not referring to anything). She can use baby sign language to say 'eat' and 'more'. She has been walking for about a month.

She still does not sleep through the night despite our best efforts. She has been our worst sleeper, which is saying a lot because none of our kids have been good sleepers as babies. She hates going to bed and once we start bedtime routine she reaches for the door and wants out. She is still waking up at night but that has to do with colds and teeth coming in.

She does not give smiles freely (definitely does not smile at strangers). Her brother Caden can make her smile and laugh at the drop of the hat.

She love shoes and tries to put on Ava or my shoes and walk around. She can give a high five. Hannah loves to give kisses and hugs. Anytime she hears clapping she gets excited and joins in.

She has long hair and I think it makes people think she is older than she really is. People are constantly commenting on how tiny she is even though she is pretty tall for her age.

She is the worst at getting teeth. Her gums swell and look so sore but the tooth takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to actually break through the skin.  This means she is waking up multiple times during the night as they come in.

She loves going up and down the stairs and loves to "show off" this new skill any chance she gets (whether it is our stairs or stairs leading up to the church). She of course loves to be with the big kids and always tries to follow them outside. Everywhere we are she wants down so she can walk around. She walks around like she is so proud of the fact that she can walk. Although, she likes to show off her new skill in public, at home she loves to be held, all the time. Loves the bear she got for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Jones. Every time she sees it she smiles (yes, for what ever reason she is not stingy with smiles when it comes to the bear) and hugs it. She also loves Ava's baby and is always trying to take it, which does not make Ava happy at all.