Meredith's First Birthday Party

In April we traveled to MN to celebrate my brother's wedding.  While we were there, Doug and Suzanne hosted the sweetest little 1st birthday party for Meredith with both our families.

Our Valentine

We had such a wonderful Valentine's Day!  Leading up to the big day, Tyler, Meredith and I went on a pre-Valentine's family date and we made yummy red velvet brownies (my absolute favorite).

We kicked off Valentine's Day with heart shaped crepes with nutella, whipped cream, and fruit. Yum.  We also got Meredith a little gift and she loved her bath letters.

After dinner, Tyler and I headed out for a date night.  We went to one of our favorite breweries - Fly Trap Brewery - that had chocolate and coffee stouts, a dessert food truck and live music and then ended the night with a movie.

Here are more pictures of our little Valentine - took on our nice camera but we never got around to editing.

Meredith Rose - One Year Old

One year with our little Meredith Rose came so fast! We celebrated at home with my very first made from scratch cake (and frosting) and a new front bike carrier for Meredith.  Shortly after Meredith's birthday, we left to celebrate with my parents and sister's family in Asheville.

You are such a good eater.  You love your smoothies (above) and you eat pretty much anything we give you.  The only thing that you don't like is avocados.

You take some steps (like 4 at a time) but still prefer to crawl when you want to get somewhere fast.  You have your balance down. 

You are loving all your new birthday toys that our families sent us.  Especially this new car from Grandma and Grandpa Busch.

You listen and understand instructions so well.  If we ask you to bring something to us or hand something to us, you do it.

You had your very first bad head cold. Of course right before our trip to Pinehurst.  (Since I'm blogging so late, I can add that getting sick right before vacations has kind of become your thing.)

You are just over 19 pounds, 2 ounces.