birthday girl, part two

so here are many more photos of pilar's first birthday. we had such a great day! we started out having breakfast together, then getting pilar in the car to go to stanley park, and as she was now one she could sit in her car seat facing forward. sergio took her down to the car before me, and surprised me, i had actually forgotten about changing the car seat to forward facing. when I saw her like that i started to cry, how can my BABY already be one, and facing forward! she was very amused by the new perspective! 

after stanley park, we came home and put her down for her nap while we got ready for her birthday party. around 4pm family started showing up, my mom and mark, and my sister heather and her husband todd. heather got pilar a few pairs of pajamas, and my mom and mark got her a new winter vest and an egg chair from ikea, which to this day pilar absolutely LOVES. if you are considering one for a child, i can say without a doubt that this chair is FUN. is swivels 360 degrees, which is fun, but the cocoon shade adds an element of imagination. pilar spends hours in here pulling the shade up and down, up and down. we have added the ikea sheepskin to keep it extra cozy now that it's winter. 

lots of friends turned up for the party, including some friends pilar's own age! lucy and kiera came along, and the babies all enjoyed playing with pilar's gifts. here are some of the highlights in case you are looking for some gifts for kids this Christmas.

educo little autos (wooden toy)

in my pond (book)

laine drop bib

ikea "egg" chair

the hungry caterpillar by eric carle (book)

unikko socks by marimekko

children's place (clothing)

winnie the pooh slide and learn (book)

abc block cart

miyim fairytale collection (organic bunny)

birthday girl, part one

well at long last, three months later (I am pathetic I know), here are Pilar's birthday photos! we took her to stanley park to see the animals in the petting zoo, then on the train. she liked the animals, but as you can see in the photos, she LOVED the big old tractor. she loves to pretend drive, and likes honking the horn, she even makes the sounds! the train was boring for her. instead of the beautiful scenery she was actually more interested in the little piece of the sign on the seat in front of us that was ripped, and it was small, she notices the smallest of details, it amazes us all the time. also, we thought it would be fun to sit up front to watch the driver, but all we could smell was the burning fuel! if you ever go, please sit at the back!

this time last year

well, the updates have not been coming like i had wished. there is so much i would like to write here, but so little time. i have been going through all of pilars photos today and feeling so proud of my little girl, and seeing how much she has grown and changed over the last year makes me feel very nostaligic. i thought i would share a very sweet photo of her taken on this same day one year ago, december 12th.