The Rancourt Family: Celebrating A Year

We recently celebrated a year in the life of this little girl.

Easily the fastest year of my life and by far one of the most challenging and enjoyable. Paisley's arrival made our family complete. She taught me that a mama's love grows when a new baby arrives, rather than being divided. She made Harper a big sister and that girl was made to be a big sister. She is loving, thoughtful, inclusive and gentle. Their friendship is growing each day and it's a joy to watch.

So last weekend we celebrated Paisley and we celebrated us. And what better way to celebrate than with a party full of family and friends.

My parents were kind enough to host since Will, Paisley and I went to a wedding on the Cape on Paisley's actual birthday and our anniversary. So on Sunday their house filled with kids running and adults chatting and catching up.

Paisley loved hearing us sing Happy Birthday to her. Her mouth got wide and her eyes lit up. We sang for several days because it made her so happy. She wasn't as big of a fan of opening presents but girl will have that down at Chirstmas.

She hated the cake. Everyone teased me for making Harper a cake with avocados and cream cheese frosting with very little sugar but Harper ate that cake up. Paisley's regular cake with store frosting was a little too sweet for her and she wasn't a fan.

But don't worry...the big kids LOVED it!

Earlier in the week we had a party with friends. Of course I didn't take a single picture but you can read more about it here at my friend's blog Rub Some Dirt On It.