Katie's First Birthday!

Today is Katie's first birthday! We can't believe we all made it through the first year relatively intact. Today we celebrated by going to the Smithsonian's new Butterfly Garden at the Natural History Museum. As soon as Katie walked in, a butterfly landed on her leg and stayed there most of the time. She didn't notice. She got to see lots of exotic looking butterflies flying freely around the enclosed garden. It was a lot of fun.

After that we wandered around the mammal exhibits but she didn't take much interest in the big bears, hippos, and tigers.

Tonight we went out to eat at Generous George's Positive Pizza Place and then went home and had cake with her Aunt Sue. She started by timidly sticking her hands in the cake but soon was grabbing big handfuls and shoving them into her mouth (and surrounding area). Rusty benefited the most by staking out the ground below her chair and catching everything that fell. Eventually, Katie decided to not bother using her hands and stuck her mouth on the cake.

Thanks for all the cards and well-wishes! We look forward to starting another year with Katie and everyone! For more photos, click here.