I like to par-tay!!!

So, as you all may know, I just recently turned the big "1". Mama and papa took me to Virginia so we could celebrate my graduation into toddler-hood with family and friends. It's a shame we couldn't have all of our family from Costa Rica and Florida and beyond to celebrate with us ... as mama says in Persian, "their place was empty" :( But here are some photos of the big day.

I got a really cool birthday cake! It had rubber duckies on top!!!

I just wanted to play with the duckies... but, before I knew it, everyone was singing this song they apparently sing to everyone when they turn 1. I don't like that song. I stuck out my lip to show just how much, but all of a sudden, everyone started singing the song faster... and clapping... I was so distracted by this change, I forgot to cry to protest its barbaric use.

Mama and papa kept pushing me to whistle for some reason... maybe it had something to do with the candle on my cake.

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

Here is Bahiyyeh with the hot little ride I bought her.

My auntie Farah and grandma Jaleh taught me how to dance Persian....

I played with Diana and other friends ...

Grandma made me this... it's a persian chicken salad :)

My first taste of cake... mmmm...


I like to PAR-TAY! (and apparently, so does Ashton!) :)

Happy Birthday to ME!

(Note from mama: Don't try singing her the "Happy Birthday" song... she'll cry every time!)

So, what can I say... it's been an amazing year. I'd like to thank mama and papa for always changing my diaper when I've soiled it and for allowing me to have cookies once in a while too.

Cousins reunited

Don't bother me, I'm reading ...

I can do that!!!

I took my first steps today!!!! Yippeeeeeeeee :)