{"id":3581,"date":"2011-08-07T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T02:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miamyke.com\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2011-08-07T22:25:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T03:25:52","slug":"happy-birthday-eleanor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miamyke.com\/?p=3581","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Eleanor!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleanor had lots of visitors this week to help her celebrate her first birthday!\u00a0 A great big thanks to everyone who helped make it a special occasion.\u00a0 The big day started with our monthly family photo shoot, unfortunately Eleanor had taken a spill earlier, so she had a big scrape on her forehead :(\u00a0 We didn’t get as many smiles as we had hoped during the photo shoot, but there were plenty of smiles to come.\u00a0 Next, we headed over to Uncle B’s for some lunch and fun on the giant bean bag.\u00a0 Eleanor isn’t quite old enough to play putt putt yet, but she did attempt to stuff a golf ball in her mouth.\u00a0 After lunch and an unsuccessful attempt at an afternoon nap, it was time for cake and singing.\u00a0 We actually forgot to sing as the cake came out – but that didn’t stop Eleanor from digging in.\u00a0 The orange icing was a big hit – not as much for the chocolate cake.\u00a0 She got her way through most of the icing, gave a few bites to Mom and Dad, and then we figured that was enought sugar.\u00a0 After cake we opened presents – Eleanor didn’t participate too much in the unwrapping, but Mackenzie Jack and Ben stepped up with some much needed help.\u00a0 The basketball hoop and bath boat were immediate favorites, but I’m sure there will be lots more favorites once we get everything unboxed.\u00a0 Amazingly, after all that icing and excitement, Eleanor still managed to have a pretty good dinner, and even went to bed at a reasonable hour.<\/p>\n

Sunday morning was filled with playtime with her new toys – especially the new slide and the basketball hoop.\u00a0 You should have seen the two handed two ball dunk!\u00a0 After lunch, the whole crew headed to the zoo for a fun afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eleanor didn’t appreciate the animals much – but she did love walking around and riding on the merry-go-round.<\/p>\n

In addition to turning 1, Eleanor had a few other firsts this week:<\/p>\n