Chillin', havin' a brew...
Penny's so excited about this toy from Aunt Rachael, she's burst her snaps!
Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
Penny is slightly afraid of this present from Aunt Rachael, but she's warming up to it.
Jess: Back off my toy!
Penny: You and what army?
Oh. That's a pretty impressive army, I guess.
At least Daddy still dances to my tune!
Grandad tells the funniest jokes EVER!
I wanna help! Let me help!
Penny 'helps.'
No, Dad! MY SPOON!
UP-UP-UP, Aunt Sam!
You should've seen the one that got away!
Swiss Army Baby
Who loves us? The LOVE MONKEY!
Mom! Put the camera down and read to me!
A classic tale of a... say, is that a boy or a girl?
Can't a girl get a little privacy in the bathroom?
Almost one!
Trashcan? What trashcan?
Charge the camera!
Mom! Can't you see I'm engaged in critical scientific research, here?!
The happy silly birthday baby!
Penny might've been tasting her cake before we got to the party.
Penny's first birthday cake!
Do I really have to wear the hat?
The glassy-eyed stare of the sugar fiend.
Mmm, cake!
All the cool kids are wearing sprinkles in their ears this year, Mom.
I love you, Miss Charita, but you'd better not try stealing any of my cake!
Hey! There's cake under all this icing!
Sprinkles! And icing! And I think there's a baby under there somewhere, too!
Hey, you can use icing for hair gel!
Savannah is a little more dainty with her cake.
But not much.
Penny and Savannah: Partners In Mayhem
Penny's cute new sandals from Miss Charita!
(picture from Minnieland)
Balloon? SO COOL!
(picture from Minnieland)
A duplicate of our favorite daycare dollie!
(picture from Minnieland)
From Savannah? Ooh, shiny!
(picture from Minnieland)
You mean there's stuff IN here?
(picture from Minnieland)
Ohmigod 'Vannah! BEST TOY EVER!
(picture from Minnieland)
Savannah knows she picks out the good presents.
(picture from Minnieland)
The other kids are just happy for cake!
(picture from Minnieland)
Mom! The dining room is all different!
All decorated for Penny's birthday party.
Who likes the music-toy best, Jess or Sam? You be the judge!
Emma is ready to par-tay!
The star of the show!
Jess wants to know what the fuss is.
Time to open presents! YAY, presents!
Mom? What're you doing with my pretty shiny box?!
You want me to do what with it?
Hey! The shiny stuff tears off!
Emma is ready to help. Just say the word. Any word will do.
Hey, back off my dragon, now! My dragon!
Just you 'n' me, Puff.
No pressure, or anything...
What's an AVACADO, Mom?
Aunt Sam suggests Penny at least be in the room while Mom opens the rest of Penny's gifts.
Hand-colored wrapping paper!
Emma explains the intricacies of the Musical Zoo Train to Penny.
Kris admires Penny's new accessory.
Like many babies, Penny is at least as interested in the wrappings and ribbon as in the actual gifts.
I love this piggy bank - hand-painted by my dad!
It was a big hit with Penny, too. (With the aid of a few coins inside to make it rattle nicely.)
HOORAY! The magical singing duck!
Penny seemed to remember it fondly.
(If not quite with the unrestrained enthusiasm of their first meeting.)
Mom... There's a big '1' on my cake!
Dunno about this icing, Mom... Hmm...
Oh, all right, I suppose it's acceptable.
Well, some of it got in her mouth, anyway...
Jess, following Braz's example, tries to cram her whole (mini) cupcake in her mouth at once.
With somewhat less success than Braz, alas.
But you've got to give her credit for the attempt!
Holy cow, there's cake under all that icing!
Braz tries to show Penny how it's done, too.
Jess wants to know when she gets more cake.
Elbows, ears... All sufficiently smeared.
Remind me not to get into a cupcake-eating contest with Dad until I'm bigger. Maybe when I'm three...
Do it again, Grandma!
Um... Hey? Is that my bottle?
Are you sure that's not my bottle?
Aw, Jess wants to hold hands with Penny!
Aw, Jess wants to give Penny a hug!
Oh, wait. Jess is just after Penny's cookie.
(Check it out - Jess has teeth, now, too!)
Grandad rocks. He lets me play with his ice.
Aww... Everyone's leaving... Does this mean no more cake?
KISS MAH FOOT!
Nyyoww... Blumaroo, coming in for a landing!
One Cheerio? That's all I get?
Penny shares her Cheerio with her blue friend.
Between pressing the button and taking the picture, Penny pulled her tongue back in.
Penny says: Oooooh, pretty!
Liz says: Oooooh, pretty!