We waited to celebrate M's big birthday (and our survival of her first year) with our family and friends until Gma and Gpa B made it into town. We had a big cookout and topped it off with homemade cupcakes for dessert. This was M's first foray into the world of frosting and she really enjoyed it -- she didn't even realize that she was holding a cupcake until she had sucked most of the frosting off it!
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