Like the title suggests, we are in the recovery process. Still! Yes, the party was on Saturday afternoon and it is now Sunday night. I have a feeling we will still be trying to recover when this weekend is upon us. I am still exhausted from the chaos super dee duper fun time we had!

Zoey had a ton of fun rubbing greasy, buttercream icing into her hair, all over her tummy and in-between her fingers. Gene said he had a really hard time getting the cake and icing off of her hands and from in-between her fingers. When we sang Happy Birthday, she did her absolutely adorable shy-smile and I couldn’t even sing along with the crowd because I was just so intently watching her in all of her cuteness glory.

My dad grilled amazing hamburgers and hotdogs. We had chips and a persian potato salad (called Salad Olivia). The birthday cake was half lemon and half strawberry vanilla swirl. I made Funfetti (you know, the box?) cupcakes for the kids. It was a general good time with friends and family. A lot of people, a small house, a short-lived rain shower and just lots of chatting and hanging out.

We didn’t get to open gifts until after most of the crowd had wandered out. In all honesty, it was a little less chaotic opening gifts without as many people there. I think we took too long eating & doing cake and people got tired or bored or Claustrophobic. I love being together with friends and family and good food but I gotta say, I am not a huge fan of being the host. I feel like I never get to sit and talk with the people I wanna talk to because I am so busy trying to make sure people have what they need or that bubble machines are functioning properly and full of bubble juice.

Zoey stayed in good spirits through the whole party. The only time I heard her cry is when Gene was trying to clean her up after eating that cupcake. She was awake from about 10:15 AM to about 5 PM when she finally crashed for an hour or so. Grandma and Grandpa gave her a Radio Flyer wagon for her birthday and she absolutely hands-down LOVES it. She smiles and babbles when we take her for a ride around the neighborhood in it. It is absolutely the cutest thing ever!

I will post pictures whenever I get around to uploading them all. It is almost midnight and Zoey has her 1 year check up at 9 AM tomorrow.

Goodness, has it already been a whole year?!?!?

Not many babies get to spend their first birthday at The Most Magical Place on Earth. But when your in-laws live a few miles away, it just kind of.. happens! She is one lucky, spoiled rotten little girl.

We had a great time at Disneyland. She rode lots of rides and she enjoyed them. I thought the loud music in a few of the rides would scare her but she didn’t seem to care. She particularly liked the Pooh ride and the Buzz Lightyear one. The two loudest ones we went on!

I am still trying to come to grips with the fact that she just turned a year old (April 14th). We were in California for a week visiting my in-laws and Zoey had an absolute blast with her Nini (Grandma in Chinese) and her Yeye (Grandpa in Chinese). This Saturday is her big birthday party with our Oklahoma friends & family.. I’ll try to get back on track with posting and updating then. I may even spill my heart out onto my blog about how I am a mixture of happiness and sadness that my little peanut is already a year old!

She loved the beach too!