Happy First Birthday Karissa!!

I'm pretty proud of this cake... yes, I decorated it myself! It was pretty time consuming, and yes, not quite perfect, but hey - does a one-year-old really care?
Karissa's first credit card! She got some money to spend on toys when we get home - helpful for those of us who have to pack everything in suitcases!!!
This was the start of the eating of the cake...
...and this was the end product! We had quite a show with a little girl on sugar! It was very loud, to say the least :) She had fun, though. And lo and behold, she slept all night long!
It has been a great trip out here - we're really sorry if we didn't get a chance to see some of you... of course the weather had to turn rotten in the last week... oh well, what can you do? It was wonderful to spend time with friends and family, though - and to share Karissa's birthday was amazing... talk to you soon!