Birthday Extravaganza

We are now officially parents of a one-year-old.  It's hard to believe that a year has flown by!  Since Brielle's birthday was on Sunday this year, we took Saturday and played with her.  We went to the Downtown Aquarium to look at the fish and ride some rides.  It was a really fun place.  They even have a train ride that takes you through the middle of a shark tank.  Here are some highlights of our outing:

 

Outside the Aquarium

Looking at the fish

 The Diver's Mask

 White Tigers.  Yeah.  At at an aquarium.  Weird...

 On the Shark Train

 In the Shark Tank

 On the Carousel - Brielle's favorite ride

 On the Ferris Wheel

Back the the Carousel for one more ride

Sunday was full of presents and cake:

 Showing off her poodle and BYU cheerleader outfit

Sorry the video is a little long, but the dance at the end is worth it!

Singing Happy Birthday.  Notice how NOT impressed she is.

 Digging into her cupcake

 Loving the mess!

 Hi Mom!  My cupcake was delicious!!

Brielle also had her 12 month checkup today.  Her stats are as follows:

Height:  31 inches (95%)

Weight:  23 lbs. (80%)

At 12 months, Brielle can do LOTS of new things!  She says mama and daddy, often walks around the house calling for Daddy when he's at work.  She can understand when you ask her to bring you a ball, stuffed animal, diaper, or most anything else, usually with a big "Ohhhhhh" while she goes in pursuit of whatever you asked for.  She loves to dance, and we often find her dancing to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or her new farm toy.  She loves to be pretty, and puts her stacking rings on her arm as bracelets.  She also loves to carry her purse around the house.

We love our little Briellie Bellie, and are SO glad that she came to us!  Happy Birthday Sweetie Pie!!