Daily Ada: 27 January 13: (Third) First birthday party!

I think I've mentioned before that we have kept in touch with the group of people we were on an antenatal class with - our "NCT" group (National Childbirth Trust, a charity, ran the course). Since we were all due around the same time, our babies were all born within about 6 weeks of each other. Ada is the third oldest out of the seven. Rather than all have different parties, we all banded together to organize a soft play party, which was this past Saturday, in the middle of all the birthdays.

Here are some pictures of Ada there - we've avoided posting pictures of any other babies since I haven't cleared with them posting pictures of their kids online (not that this blog is all that "public," but still).

One of the favorite things there was a "roller coaster" - a little car on a track with two bumps. Some kids rode without having a parent hold on, but Ada didn't manage that level of expertise in the 90 minutes that we were there!

Daily Ada: 24 January 13

Daily Ada: UK Christmas 2012

Here's a few snippets of Ada 'driving' and hanging out with Harry the Dog. She had a good time.

Daily Ada: 10 January 13: (First) First birthday

At long last (there were problems with the video software corrupting the files), here is the video from Ada's first first birthday party (and some other highlights from Christmas in the States).

I've just tested it after posting and there is a random green screen in the middle for about 25 seconds - at the prime moment, no less. Hm. We may try to fix it, but Mark has been working on it so long, we may just have to leave the mystery!

Daily Ada: 12 January 13: (Second) First birthday party!

Nanny and Grandad came over for early dinner (lasagne), presents and cake. I think Ada is now going to expect that presents happen every weekend!

This documents the split second the "1" crown from Aunt Julie stayed on her head

Approaching cautiously

Getting into it

Daddy sporting a late birthday present from Aunt Sarah

Homemade cake,

"This is cake. Right here."

Daily Ada: 11 January 13: First birthday!

The day of Ada's actual first birthday was a bit uneventful. It was a Friday and Mark had to go up to London in the afternoon/evening, so Ada went to daycare and Mark and I both worked. But since Ada doesn't really know what is going on yet, I don't think she minded. (A friend at work when I said that it was Ada's birthday said, "why are you here?" but I think on reflection she realized that Ada probably wasn't holding a grudge.)

But I did take a few photographs to mark the day (and you can see she is wearing a hand-me-down cupcake shirt that came to us just in time - thank you, Smiths!).

Opening and reading a birthday card from her friend Jacob

Looking at her favorite "Wheels on the Bus" pop-up book before bedtime

Drinking some water since reading is thirsty work

In her birthday suit (hanging out with her Mr. T celebriduck)

Daily Ada: 1 January 13