Five Days to Go: Best Pictures

As the first birthday approaches, I always like to look back at the best pictures from my kids' first year. After much deliberation, I managed to whittle Violets down to the top 15 favorites. Here they are chronologically with a brief description of why they made the cut:

1. Because Violet made our grumpy, little Lydia so very happy.

2. Because she slept in this little sleeper tied to a piano bench next to our bed for the first 3 months. It was sweet.

3. Because she is with one of the very special women we named her after, Grandma Beverly.

4. Because the very hungry caterpillar became very sleepy after all that Halloween business.

5. Because she is blessed.

6. Because this is the beginning of sisters becoming friends.

7. Because she is just cool

8. Because we all like to eat.

9. Because daddies with little girls are so dang cute.

10. Because sleeping babies are also so dang cute.

11. Because teddy bears are HILARIOUS!

12. Because she is really, really pretty.

13. Because she is the girl version of this sweet boy.

14. Because it makes me laugh.

15. Because she started walking 2 months earlier than Shepherd or Lydia, and it is adorable to watch.