happy 1st bday alyssa

one year flies by so quickly... when there are kids around & you see them growing up, the passing of time is even more noticeable. i blogged about alyssa when we celebrated her birth, & not too many blogs later i'm writing about her first birthday.

alyssa is my cousin's daughter. when i look at her & her brother, it reminds me of their dad when he was a kid, they really look like him. he's a few years older than me so i didn't really know him at their ages but i know because of photos from when he was a toddler. must be weird having mini versions of you running around.

birthday girl... it was a little difficult to get photos of her, she was surrounded by kids!

here with mummy, daddy & brother

oh wow! how cool is this bday cake? it was made by her doting auntie.

happy 1st birthday alyssa!!