One year older and wiser too

You lucky ducks, you. More pictures! We're making an exception to our rules to celebrate the milestone of this little bugger:

Kimberly Leona Warner has survived a year of life and become quite the little cutie in the process. We're a little enamored with her. Who knew she would make herself so indispensable in just a year? We;re pretty sure we're extending her probation period by at least five years. Here's a little about our little ball of sweetness.

Kimberly enjoys waving hello and goodbye, stuffed animals and dolls, suckers, and break dancing. She can say dog, dad, mom, hi, and yo! that's my candy, hands off! (That one sounds a little like gah! Na na ga na! But to the discerning ear, this is not a problem.) She likes to do whatever older sister is doing. She likes carrying around shoes and dirty laundry. She loves dogs and fish. When properly fed and rested, she is rarely cranky and very smiley. She can be a little clingy because she knows her mother and father are the coolest people on the planet and she doesn't like to lower her standards. She can walk, climb, drink from a straw, and kiss (open-mouthed, so beware). Basically she's adorable and we are a bit addicted.

On to the birthday festivities! Kimberly was most agreeable about wearing a princess crown to appease me, because I thought it was pretty adorable.


Kimberly's favorite present was a pair of baby dolls and a stroller. Now she can be just like her older sister. She was literally hyperventilating. She was just so pleased and exited. It was ridiculously cute and contagiously funny.


After that, we had the requisite one year old cake destruction party. Kimberly was pretty pleased with that as well. After a while she gave up stuffing it in her mouth and just squished it everywhere. Huge mess. Again, ridiculously cute. I only regretted it a little when I cleaned it up later and Kimberly and her bewitching manipulation were safely tucked in bed.


Basically, it was a good evening, enjoyed by all. Madeline was in heaven helping make the cake and wrap the presents, and coincidentally, it was also her baby doll's birthday today. Crazy. We're sure glad Kimberly has been around the last year. She brings a great element to our family and we can't imagine life without her. We feel pretty smart for having such a cute, smart, happy child. Sometimes we amaze ourselves with our good ideas.