. VG .: Lucy's first birthday

I can't believe that our baby girl is already one year old! We celebrated her first birthday in a traditional Korean style birthday. This year seemed to be a bit more chaotic and less organized than when we did Tristan's first birthday... but it may be because there were more children there. Anyways, it seemed to happen regardless and we were happy to celebrate our baby girl.

We had bulgolgi, cucumber salad (kimchee), rice, seaweed, fruits, veggies, dip, hummus, chips and the same punch we had at our wedding. It was all very delicious! My Mom made this cute birthday cake with a goose on it (because we call her Lucy Goosey) and then we had a rice cake for her as well.

She did pretty well also considering she got about a 15 minute nap in the car from church to my parents. We had her pick stuff out for her 'destiny' also and she picked the rice first. It is supposed to symbolize good fortune, because rice is a staple and life line of Korea. She then went for the paint brush (meaning artist) and the thread (long life). Tristan went for the money and a book. Funny how different they are!

I have to say that I was a bit disappointed in that portion of the party. We invited people over to hang out and there weren't any activities planned but this one. I just thought it was rude that they couldn't tear themselves away from whatever they were doing for 5 minutes while she did this. Actually, our friends Quebra, Dizzy, Zoe, Gina, Gaetan's Mom and my Mom were the only ones that watched. And Tristan too... he really wanted to help her out. :) But I just was surprised at the lack of people just wanting to see it. I just thought that my own family and close friends would be interested... oh well.

But here are some pictures from the party. We are very happy to be able to celebrate her and her wonderful life.