Birthday Extravaganza

Stella's 1st birthday was April 6th. We had a spectacular party, hosted by the best caterer in town, Trish. Lots of Stella fans were there to celebrate and we all had a blast. Thanks Trish for your wonderful hospitality. You know how to throw a party!

Birthday Eve

"Guess what Stella, tomorrow's your Birthday!!"

It is?!? Oh yeahhh!!! I can't believe I almost forgot.
It's gonna be my birthday. I don't know if I can make it through the whole night... the anticipation!!!
"If you go to bed early, your birthday will be here sooner."

True. Good night.

Da da da daaaaaa...It's the birthday princess making her grand entrance.

Doing her birthday stroll across the room. Escorted by the lovely Annemarie.
Relishing the moment.
Let's take a moment to acknowlege the special guests (they came out on a Sunday afternoon to a birthday party for a one year old who wouldn't have known the difference if they blew it off. These people deserve special recognition)

Story time with Mary.

Kelly and the fabulous Ava. This kid was a big hit.

Sara, Madelina and Julien. Apparently the party wasn't exciting enough for them.
Andrew, Sam and Devin Lopez. What's with all the sleepy people?
Bernard and Marion...Trish's parents. They know their girl can cook so they made sure to stop by!

Stella and her favorite baby girl cousin Anna.

...and the rest of Anna's entourage, her mom Val and bro Matt.
....and Anna's dad Dave. Stella's mom in blue. And some asian guy. It's not a party without at least one of those.
Smiling Shawn, Suzuann and Sarah. Well, Shawn isn't smiling but alliteration is still fun.

Flirt much Stella? Here she is making eyes at Steven.

Now for the best part of the party....Stella's first cupcake.

OOOhh...I think I'm liking this.

I gotta tell ya I can't believe how delicious this thing is.

Cupcakes are my new passion.

I call Stella "Stella Strahan" because of the gap in her teeth (as in Michael Strahan, the Giants player) but here she is doing a catch like David Tyree did in the Superbowl.

Whoa...I'm starting to crash after all that sugar. Maybe we should wrap things up.
A birthday kiss from cousin Matthew to end the day right.
This sure was a terrific 1st birthday party!