1 year pics

I decided to try my luck with Target again for Ella's 1 year pics. They turned out as well as could be expected I guess! Ella wasn't in a great mood the day we went. She was teething, I'm not even sure how many teeth she has coming through right now but I'd say maybe 3. She would just drool and chew on her hands (or anything she could find). I felt so bad for her! I gave her motrin, teething tablets and orajel but nothing really seemed to give her much relief. So for how miserable she was, I guess I should be happy with how the pics turned out! I'm still not thrilled with Target in general though. The day I went they were running about 30 minutes behind. There was a family of 6 ahead of me and then 4 people behind me waiting. It was just a little hectic. Then when I went to actually pick out the pics I wanted to order, all thos people will still there so I had hard time focusing. Oh well, I guess that's what you get for no sitting fee and coupons :)

Today is Ella's first party! She has a family party today and a friends party tomorrow. Yesterday was spent cleaning and decorating. I was doing ok until I hung the first birthday banner last night. It just sorta hit me...my baby is turning 1!! I just kept thinking back to when she was born and those first few months with her. Her first birthday seemed so far away then, it didn't seem like it would ever get here. And now all of a sudden its here!

Here's a few of the pics that I liked:

I think I ordered a few 3 1/2 x 5 of these, she just looks like a cute little bear cub!


The pearls weren't intended to be in the pictures. The photographer gave them to her just as a distraction because she kept trying to crawl away. Of course once she got them, she would NOT let them go! I kind of like them in the picture!

Doesn't she look like such a big girl in this one?

The only picture of her smiling :)