Alayna is such a party animal, she had two parties! First one was in Pinckneyville and then one in Columbia. Alayna LOVED her cake and she was pretty good at opening presents. She got really excited and [I think] even said, "Yay!" and "Wow!" Thanks so much to our family and friends who came to celebrate with us!! As a 1 year old, Alayna has been taking several steps unassisted but reverts back to crawling when she feels the need, the need for speed (catch the movie reference??). She is also impressing me everyday with new skills. Recently, while eating veggies and rice, I handed her the spoon to see what she would do. She dunked the spoon right in the bowl and then to her mouth. It was empty but at least she understands the idea. We'll keep working ;) The other day I asked her if she had a stinky diaper and she said "no," and she was right. Enjoy the pictures...that are exactly one month late! 
