As most of you know we had Lydia’s 1st birthday on March 5th. We had all kinds of family in town just for the event. My granny and granddaddy flew down, along with my aunt Judy on the 1st of March. Then my aunt Beverly and my cousin Brooke flew in on the 3rd, which was delayed a day due to bad winter storms. Then my parents drove in on the 2nd. We had a full house, but it was a lot of fun.
Lydia had on her special birthday dress. It was a beautiful white dress with light blue sash under the bodice with cute little blue dots all over it. That morning we all got ready and met up at the hotel where most of my family was staying at. We headed to the Riverwalk for lunch and to show the out of towners the beauty of San Antonio. My granny had recently had hip surgery, so getting around for her was a bit hard. I was able to find a wheelchair rental place 2 blocks from the Riverwalk. My dad and I went and got it then we all headed towards the Hyatt, which has easy access to the Riverwalk. Unfortunatly, when we were getting to the Hyatt, my granddaddy didn’t see that the sidewalk came to an end and lost his footing. Down he went. He hit his hip, shoulder and then his head right on the pavement. We were all a bit frantic, in hopes he didn’t break anything. Luckily, he was able to get up and nothing was broken. We wondered if we should just cancel the Riverwalk tour and head home, but he said he was fine and was ready to eat. 🙂
After we ate and sat around and talked it was close to nap times. So, we headed back to the cars, but not before we headed to the Alamo for some picture taking. It turned out to be a great afternoon. After we got to the cars we decided everyone that had a room at the hotel just go back rest up and come back to my house at 5pm for some burgers, birthday cake and presents!
I prepared hamburgers that night, and my dad did the grilling. Everyone seemed to enjoy them. Lydia opened her presents and had fun with the cake. Saying she loved the cake is kind of an understatement. Dane was having a great time helping her with her big day. He wanted a piece of her cake and we told him to stick his fingers in it. He tried, but Lydia was sure to push him away the minute he got close to her cake. It was pretty comical.
She had a great day and was such a champ. She even had a small fever, which I think was due to her teething. She had a great day, and loved meeting her family.
Thanks to everyone who came out. I had a great time seeing everyone again.
Here are some pictures of Lydia on her birthday, Downtown touring, Dane having fun with the funny mirror, and Granny and Lydia
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