Reese Elizabeth Turns One!!

Reese turned 1 on July 13th. A year old. Can you believe that?! I surely can't. The past year has flown by and she has grown so much from that little 5 lb premie who spent the first 18 days of her life in the NICU to being one feisty little girl with the best personality possible. Always smiling, always happy, always catching the attention of every single person she sees in passing. I can't wait to see what the next year brings. What new things she learns. I especially can't wait for the words "Aunt Jamie" to come out of that mouth of hers ;) Saturday we had a blast celebrating with family and friends. 

I spent all day Friday and Saturday at my sister's making cookies and cupcakes.

  

The cookies turned our GREAT! And were super yummy too! 

Same goes for the cookies and cream cupcakes! 

The goodie table :) 

Reese's smash cake! 

The birthday girl!!! 

There were 12 tables, each one having two pictures from every month of her life. Turned out super cute!! 

Time for cake!! 

What do I do with this?!

That's about as messy as it got. 

As exhausting as it was, we all had such a great time and everything turned our perfectly. And my sister has promised me that next year it will only be a small cookout with family ;) 

Avocado Strawberry Salad

I'm so far behind. There's so much to discuss. And I promise I'll get to it soon, but until then, do yourself a favor and make this deliciously refreshing salad. No really. Do it. NOW!

What you need: Avocado, strawberries, lime, jalapeno, and sea salt

Slice the avocado and strawberries into cubes, add a tablespoon of diced jalapeno (seedless), the juice of one lime, and sea salt to taste. And wah-lah! So good and refreshing for these hot summer days we've had lately. 

Enjoy!