Blissfully Blair: Happy Birthday to You!

So the big day came and went without a hitch, the party was relatively drama-free, and I am just now getting around to telling you all about it. Sorry - I've been a little busy. So the actual birthday was last Friday. We really didn't do anything extravagant that day, other than telling her how much we love her an extra couple hundred times and singing Happy Birthday to her.

The party was Sunday, and it was so much fun! Lots of friends and family came to celebrate with us. Big kids, little kids, and lots of big adult kids. A friend asked me recently whether Blair seemed to know what was going on during the party, and I didn't really have to think about it much. She had no idea that it was her birthday party, why people were singing to her and taking her picture, or why she got to taste a little piece of heaven known as birthday cake. What she did know: it was all about her. And she loved it!

She smiled a lot, clapped a lot, showed off her new birthday outfit made especially for her by JLOD and enjoyed every ounce of attention that was showered upon her. I was so afraid that she would clam up and get shy with so many people there, but she did just the opposite. I don't think she cried once!

Well, maybe when the daddy took her cake away. I was really proud of him - the food Nazi in him let her play in her cake for a good 5 or 6 minutes before he couldn't stand the thought of all that fat and sugar anymore.

When it was all said and done, it reminded me a little of weddings. You spend all that time planning and working on the details, and the actual event is a blur and is over before you realize it.

Excuse me for a second while I thank the people who made it all possible (my pretend Emmy-moment):

JLOD - The outfit and bibs were beautiful, and the decorations were fabulous. Thanks for coming to the rescue.

Mimi - Well, thanks for everything (still a little brain-dead, but you did a lot and I appreciate it)

Papa - Read Mimi's thanks above - that goes for you too. :)

Uncle Yeye (Steven) - You rock, man! Thanks for everything.

Olivia/Weewa - You are such a great babysitter for Blair - we couldn't have done it without you.

To all of Blair's fans (or family and friends - whatever) - Thank you so much for celebrating such a special day with us!

OK - I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.....I'll do my best to get a video up too, but given my brain-dead state, that might be more of a challenge than I'm capable of tackling.