Totally Expected To Post Last Week

... and then reality hit and I realized the deliciousness of a grandma taking care of baby so that I could blog SLEEP.

But anyway, vacay visit was awesome.  It felt so good to see my mother-in-law bonding with my daughter.  I was a little afraid at first that she'd need some time to open up to her grandma after a four-month absence, but she took to her immediately... much to everyone's joy.  And my little explorer took her first step, to boot!!!

But the best part was that we celebrated her first birthday (two weeks early) with a family barbecue!  Here's a pic of the 'Thank you' card I made for everyone.  Birthday Girl is in the front, in the arms of her great-grandmother (and yes, she is wearing a Tinkerbell costume-- which JUST happens to be the theme of her nursery).  Solo pics of the birthday girl soon to follow!