When we first began thinking about Hadley's first birthday, Jas thought I was crazy when I told him I wanted to go to Atlanta and have her party at my parent's house. It took a little convincing, but he eventually agreed (even though I'm pretty sure he still felt it was a crazy idea). It was important to me that she have the opportunity to celebrate with both sets of grandparents, as well as her great grandparents and godmother. My entire family is down south, with the exception of Tina, so it made sense that we take the opportunity to go home and ring in the big "1" with as many friends and family as possible.
It was quite the undertaking trying to plan a party long distance, but thanks to a lot of help from my mom, little sister and best friend - it all came together. We had a great time and appreciate all who came out to help celebrate our little lady! Huge shout out to my Aunt Loretta who made all of the baseball tees, my cousin Renee who took pictures of the day and my Aunt Alison who flew in from Portland to surprise us!
Many thanks to everyone who has been there with us since we learned we were pregnant. I know she will never remember her party, but it meant a lot to me to be able to share the day with our family. As any parent will tell you, surviving the first year is a bigger accomplishment for the parents than for the child. I am proud of how far Jason and I have come as parents, even while recognizing how much work there is left to do. As everyone tells you, parenthood is a complete game changer and we have learned a lot about ourselves, and each other, over the past year.
So cheers to an amazing year and here's to many more birthday parties in the future!
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