Happy 1st Birthday, Bella Boo!

Today Emmanuel attended his very 1st Birthday Party!  Happy Birthday, Bella! 

Our dear friend, Bella, turns 1 on March 14th.  Emmanuel and I had the pleasure of attending her party with some of our other friends.  Bella is pictured below (this is after we sang "Happy Birthday"!)

Here is a picture of me and the Little guy after he ate his butternut squash (no cake just yet!) Emmanuel was one of the youngest friends at the party..

Here we are:  the girls and our babies!  From Left to Right:  Carmen and Emmanuel (8 months), Sherrille and Stephanos (13 months), Miranda and Jordan (13 1/2 months), Jamie and Bella (12 months), Jessica and Chelsea (6 months).

Here he is...all decked out in his sweater vest for his 1st party.

Bella and Emmanuel pose for a picture.  They are such good friends and get excited when they see one another.
I just love this picture of Emmanuel and Stephanos' hair.  Their hair is so different. Emmanuel's is pretty thin and fine and Stephanos' is thick and curly. 

Here is beautiful mama, Jamie, and birthday girl, Bella.

Emmanuel says to Bella:  "Let's play with my mama's bag!"

Bella replies, "Okay, I'll take the bib...you take the straps!"

Emmanuel liked Mrs. Miranda a lot.

He "walked" with her.

We had such a fun time that we've decided we'll try to have food on a more regular basis at our playdates.  Emmanuel is so blessed to have relationships with these kids at such a young age. He and Bella haven't seen each other in about 2 months, so it was cute when they recognized one another.  Friendships are definitely a blessing.  I hope that they are friends for a long time to come.