From tadpole to froggy

My how much you have changed my sweet little Ili.

It is amazing to see how much you have grown and learned in such a short amount of time. Thank you for being my sweet princess. I love to hear the sound of your voice as you say Mama when I walk into your room each morning. You are such a loving little girl. From the day we heard your little heartbeat and watched you flutter on the screen we knew that our lives would be changing. Thank you.
Love,
Mommy

July 4th, 2008
3:40 p.m.
6 lbs. 13.2 oz
19 1/2 in.

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Happy Birthday Silly Ili

Our Little Iliana turned the big 1 yr. on 4th of July. What a little fire cracker!!!

We celebrated her birthday with a "small" party full of frogs, balloons, food and fun. It was so neat to see how excited she was to see all her guests. She loved all the balloons that hung on her chair and entry way. Every chance she got she tried to pull them off.

The craftiness in me may have gone just a little overboard for this special day. I made Iliana a tutu and shirt for her birthday suit. I made koozies for the guys to keep their beer cold in. I even made goody boxes filled with lots of Mexican candy, frog beach balls, and balloons for the kids and smaller goody bags for the adults. I even made a wreath for our door in the theme of the party! Whew! That's a lot of work!!!

We rented a huge water slide for the kids and had a smaller pool for the little ones. They were a hit!!! The kids could not get enough of the slide even though I thought it was rather high for some of them.

I had asked Philip's dad to sing Las Mananitas to Ili and he proudly accepted. One week prior to the event he and Philip began practicing for their big musical number. They practiced and practiced until they had it down. The big day arrived and I think it was the most special part of the party. Iliana was totally engaged in the excitement. Listening to her Grandpa sing and her Daddy play the trumpet got her so excited she cheered them on by clapping and screaming, "yeah". Just adorable!!!

The pinata was Ili's gift from my parents and as you can see it was ENORMOUS!!! Ili didn't care much for it as it was pretty hot out and all she wanted to do by this time was get in a little nap. The kids sure did give it a good beating, though!

After bashing the heck out of the poor Kermit the Girl frog pinata we went inside to cool down and open up presents and eat cake. Iliana received tons of adorable outfits and this super cute Build-A-Bear Frog in a 4th of July outfit complete with sandals while holding a cupcake. Does that not fit the occasion just perfect?


The cake was a gift from my Tia Aurora. We are so glad she offered to make it. My Aunt is truly a professional and this gift makes her birthday that much more special. I think it turned out just beautiful and best of all, it was all CHOCOLATE! Yummy!!!

"Uncle" Jeff and Kristi were able to arrive just in time for the fireworks. To think they left their own 4th of July party full of guests in their own home just to be with Iliana is just priceless. What great friends they are! Thanks again guys!!

While it is customary for the fireworks display to be part of every Infurchia Party, we didn't think it responsible to break the law on this extremely dry summer day. Instead we headed out to the front yard and enjoyed The Club of Sonterra's fireworks show. I think everyone was much happier with that.

Isn't this little guy just the cutest?
Trey Bairnsfather