Last weekend we celebrated Jillian's 1st birthday! It was a whirlwind kind of weekend but it was really fun and very memorable, spent with many people that we absolutely love. Lots of people love this little girlie of ours and we are so grateful for her in our lives! 
I've been dabbling in graphic design lately and have taught myself some basics so I decided to make her invitation. We chose to have a pineapple party...because we have a little history with pineapples, me and Ms. Jilly...
She liked her cake...!
That face is one of my favorite faces EVER!
I got some of her instagram pictures printed which included one for every month milestone through out her first year of life and strung them up! I ordered them from this website! Now they are in her baby book...that I finally started putting together a few days ago.
We are totally in love with our sweet Jillian and are so grateful for this last year of our lives. She is such a joy to us. I love watching her grow and learn, I love watching her interact with Drew and Susanna, she is so sweet with her daddy and she is still a mama's girl. I remember when Mike and I were trying to "plan" another baby the summer I got pregnant for her. We went to the temple and as I was sitting and thinking and praying, I felt this feeling that we would have another girl soon (it made we think I must be pregnant but I wasn't yet). I could just feel her, I don't even know how to explain that but I could. Even before we knew her gender, I pretty much had her name picked out even though we never 100% decide until our kids are born and even though Mike wasn't on board with it yet! Everyone told me she was a boy, my doctor even said she had a boy heartbeat. I wasn't disappointed to hear those comments but they didn't feel right to me, because I was sure I had felt her that day in the temple. When we went in for her gender screen, Mike caught a glimpse right when the tech did and they both said "girl!", I was absolutely not surprised, I knew it already...it was a testimony to me of our Father in Heaven, of personal revelation and of prayer (although I never prayed specifically for a girl or boy), but I know He knows us and is aware of us and I know that we can be in tune with His Spirit. I know that all of our children were meant to be ours in this life and I am so thankful for them. Jillian, you are one of our greatest blessings, to all 4 of us, we love you, sweet girl! Happy Birthday!
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