From the first moment we saw you and held you in our arms we loved you. Totally, completely and unconditionally. Always have and always will.

Happy 1st Birthday Danika!!!!!!!!!!!

Danika's 1st birthday party was a blast!!! I have so many people to thank!!! I want to especially thank Joy Peralez for being such an awesome party planner/decorator! I couldn't have done it without you! I also want to thank Miss Anne and Miss Kelly for coming over to the gym early to help set-up and decorate the morning of her party! Thank you mom, Regina and Jason for the food!!! Ruben Lopez, that was the best birthday cake and cupcakes ever!!!! You did an awesome job!  Thank you Melissa Francosa for taking the pictures I gave you and making a beautiful slide show!!! Thank you to EVERYONE that stayed afterwards to be a part of the clean-up crew!

Danika's birthday party was Disney/movie themed. The kiddos could come dressed as their favorite Disney character. We had a prize for the best boy and girl costume! There was a bouncer, Disney movie playing on the big screen and popcorn. The older kids could play video games. We raffled off the center pieces that were in the middle of each table filled with little goodies! It was an awesome party!!! Thank you SO much to everyone that attended!!!!!! :) :)

This is the youtube web address for the awesome slide show that Melissa made for the party. The slide show shows her from birth to now! I just wanted everyone to see how far she has come! Danika is doing awesome!  http://youtu.be/l9FAH5E9fGY

 

Cute little Mason (dressed up as Woody) with Danny and Danika :)

 

 

The winners of the costume contest were Jae and Isaiah......I have no idea why Jazelle is in this pic lol

 All of the costume contest contestants.....

 

 

Ruben (the best cake and cupcake baker ever!!!!!) & Danika

The clean-up crew.......don't they look like their working hard!?

 

 Beautiful Miss Lilly!!!! :)

 

Mason and Cristian were awesome clean-up crew sweepers!!!

 

Danika's 1st Christmas!!!!! Christmas Eve was the first day we saw Danika attempt to let go of a box she was holding onto and attempt to take a step all by herself!!!!! :) Danny got a ping pong table from Santa Clause and Danika insisted on sitting on top of it and opening her presents on it! Santa got her a couple toys and a stocking full of lots of goodies! :) Danny was really, really, really sick on Christmas, so after we opened gifts and ate breakfast, he went back to sleep for the entire day!!!

Danny and Luis put up some Christmas lights on the house while Anne watched Danika

 

Finishing product! Lights turned on! :)

 



 

Doesn't she look like she's break-dancing on the ping-pong table box!? lol

 

 Awe :( Look at her sad little baby girl face! :(

 

I think she was yelling at me about something....

 

Aunt Kelly & Danika

Kelly, Jazelle, Cristian and Isaiah

 

Mommy and Danika at Grandma and Grandpa Gurule's house celebrating Christmas!

 

Craig, Toyin, Robbie and Jae

 

Everyone here but Danny! He was to sick to come! :(

 

Christmas 2012 brother/sister pic!

Danika hanging out with Grandma

 

Danika hanging out with Grandpa

Danika loves sitting on boxes!!!

Grandma and Cristian playing transformers!

 

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Colon's house! :)

 

 

 Grandma and Danika opening presents!

 

 Mason and Danika!

 

Danika is wearing the new hat she got from Uncle Steve and Aunt Nina! I'm surprised she kept it on, because she doesn't let me leave anything on her head anymore! :(

Mason, Uncle Steve and Danika

 

 Danika is playing "doctor" with Lilly's stethoscope