Maia's 1st birthday

Maia had big plans for her first birthday: she wanted to have a big party with her cousins visiting from Austria, friends, etc. Well... as it happens in life sometimes, things didn't quite work out as planned - a tough lesson our daughter had to learn at the tender age of one. Instead of partying with her friends and family, she had to spend the day with a nasty guest no one invited: Mr. Stomachbug. What an unpleasant, unwelcomed visitor. Mama and Papa tried to make the day as much fun as possible, but how far can you really get with drops of Pedialyte and a Graham cracker crumb as birthday cake - the piece was big enough, though, to hold ONE candle. So Maia got to make a wish -our guess is, that it was something around never having to have such a miserable birthday again. Just look at the poor little thing with a high fever, trying to open her gifts. At least she had gifts... thank you, folks!