Sunday, September 20 Elena celebrated her 1st birthday with about fifty of her closest family and friends. We had a great celebration at Riverside Park (right by her house). Nana and Pop-Pop, Ita and Ito and Babi and Dzia Dzi all were huge helps as we go everything together on Saturday and Sunday. Dzia Dzi, Pop-Pop, Dad and Aunt Becca even found some time to head to Camden Yards to see their beloved Red Sox.
Sunday Morning after church, Elena was allowed to open some of her presents. Her Uncle Dave sent her hands down the cutest outfit of all:
Aunt Becca gave her a Juniata hoodie so she is all ready for family weekend at the end of next month, and Mom and Dad gave her her first American Girl Doll, Bitty Baby.
Elena went down for a nap and everyone got to work getting the food together and getting Riverside pavilion ready for her birthday Fiesta.
When Elena woke up from her nap, Nana got her dressed in her special birthday outfit (a Nana Swaintek original) and she headed up to the park to get the party started.
Elena's guests spent some time decorating bug jars and then they went on a bug hunt (more pictures coming). Elena's next door neighbor Rachel won the hunt with a grand total of 26 bugs.Everyone gathered around and we sang Happy Birthday to Laneybug....
...then Elena enjoyed her very first cupcake.
Thank you to everyone who spent this special day with us!
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