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A First Birthday Celebration for Claire

·San Francisco, California·#bay area#family#celebration#kids#first-birthday
A child with wide blue eyes looks at the camera, holding an orange ribbon from a colorful confetti-patterned gift.

We celebrated Claire's first birthday in October of 2007. The living room floor was covered in gifts wrapped in yellow paper and a sea of colorful, curly ribbons. She seemed more fascinated by the textures and colors of the wrapping than whatever might be inside, looking up at the camera with a very serious, curious expression.

After presents, it was time for the main event. We had a classic chocolate sheet cake decorated with a little frosting wagon, flowers, and a big pink number one. The pink '1st Birthday' balloon bobbed nearby.

We sat her in her high chair, bib on and a butterfly clip in her hair, and gave her a piece of cake. She seemed to enjoy her first real taste of birthday cake, getting frosting all over her hands and face. It was a simple, happy celebration at home, just focused on this little milestone.

A young child with blue eyes looks at the camera while holding an orange ribbon attached to a colorful gift.A child with wide eyes sits near confetti-strewn wrapping paper and yellow gifts, holding an orange ribbon.A wide-eyed child in a floral dress sits on a floor, holding a ribbon from a patterned gift, with yellow wrapped presents in the background.A person with wide eyes and a smiling child hold a pink balloon that says "Happy 1st Birthday.A person and a child hold a pink balloon that reads "Happy 1st Birthday.A chocolate birthday cake with pink "HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAIRE" text, an icing train, and a large pink number one.A baby with a bow in her hair sits in a high chair, holding food, next to a pink "1st Birthday" balloon.A child in a high chair holds a piece of cake, wearing a bib and a polka-dot bow in their hair.

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