Leena at her first birthday bash this last Saturday. The weather was glorious and the little one was radiant decked out in her ladybug-colored outfit. Those are little red and black wings strapped to her shoulders.

Thank you for tagging along for the pictorial ride through leena’s first year of life.

Happy Monday.

UPDATE

And then there were wings…

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Leena!

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Leena loving her new backyard swing.

Big week for the munchkin. She turns 1 this Friday. That’s pretty special.

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I spent the weekend helping Leena’s dad build an extension to his deck while the little one looked on approvingly.

Eleven days to her first birthday which reminds me of this great bit from Seinfeld.

“To me, the thing about birthday parties is that the first birthday party you have, and the last birthday party you have, are actually quite similar. You know, you just kinda sit there. You’re the least excited person at the party. You don’t even really realize that there is a party. You don’t know what’s going on. Both birthday parties, people have to kinda help you blow out the candles, you can’t do it. You don’t even know why you’re doing it. What is this ritual? What is going on? It’s also the only two birthday parties where other people have to gather your friends together for you. Sometimes they’re not even your friends. They make the judgement. They bring them in, they sit them down, and they tell you, “These are your friends! Tell them thank you for coming to my birthday party!”

Hope you all had a great weekend. Happy Monday.

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Her parents are not sure how it came about but Leena’s latest little too-cute-for-words action is putting her hands to the side of her head anytime she hears someone say, “oh my god.” If she’s holding something in one hand, she’ll bring her free hand to her head, then drop her hand down, transfer the cookie or toy to her free hand, and bring her now-empty hand up to her head. It really is too cute.

Just a little over two weeks to her first birthday. (June 14th)

Happy Monday.

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