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• #YASU BROOKLINE PLUS#

When the cooking and eating slowed down, we brought Samantha over to an open area at the back of the room to choose the item that would "determine" her future. We ate dumplings, seafood pajun, jap chae noodles, then grill-at-your-table bulgoki, spicy pork, and mixed seafood. I got to sit with the big kids-Marcus, Alex, and Amalia ate and played and chatted happily, though they were strangely camera-shy for most of the day. Funny face eating pictures required, of course. She sat on his lap for the longest time, and then crawled into the empty chair next to him and ate like a big person there for most of the rest of the meal. Samantha chose Paul to be her eating partner for the meal.

#YASU BROOKLINE PLUS#

We had two long tables of about 14 each, including babies, plus smaller tables on the ends that we used for cake and decorations and for stashing coats and bags. Meanwhile, Great-Grandma Helena, sitting next to Basil and with Aunt Mary next to him, got to visit with Sam as people were arriving.

Each ticket had a number on there-you could rip off the top number and drop it in the bucket for the item you were betting on. The cake, about 90% structurally intact on this side and 40% on the other side (not pictured).Īctivity packs (crayons, coloring book, book to read, and small toy animal) for the child guests, and soft knitted rattles for the babies.īuckets for people's raffle tickets-when everyone came in they were given raffle tickets with "What will Samantha choose?" written on them, and the list of the items she would have to choose from.

Other side of the dol towers, with the picture book from Marcus's dol, just for fun, and the cookie favors: Before most people got there, Marcus playfully tried out the baby high chairs, Samantha took a couple steps around the room, Aunt Mary helped amuse Marcus, and Sarah and Sean helped me set things up.ĭol towers and birthday banner on the wall: On Sunday, we had her party at Yasu in Brookline at 12:30. On the morning of her birthday day, she was all snuggles and smiles with big brother, when helping to assemble a toy from Grandma Judy, and with Aunt Mary (the night before at their hotel). Samantha of course slept through 99% of the preparations, though when I finally got around to making the homemade mochi stuffed with peanut butter and chocolate chips, and rolled them up, she was awake and interested in her birthday dduk. I also wrapped up frosted and decorated cut-out number "1" cookies as party favors. Then I put a thin layer of pink buttercream on the sides and started putting silver, gold, and pink metallic Sixlets candies around the outside of the cake.Īt a certain point I had a bit of trouble, but I persevered. All in all, big days, birthday girl! Pictures follow.įirst on Saturday I made a white butter cake w/sprinkles in the batter, trying to emulate a "Funfetti" cake, and with pink swirls through the batter, and I assembled three layers with pink buttercream in the middle and white on top, which I then sprayed gold. On Tuesday she had her twelve-month well visit and shots. On Monday she started daycare, where she'll go three days a week when I go back to work in January. On Sunday we had her party, at Yasu in Brookline in their private room. On Saturday she turned one, and we baked her birthday cake and cookies, and then we visited with Grandma, Poppop, and Aunt Mary.

She's smart, strong, smiley, and independent, and we're thrilled to celebrate her first birthday. Though Robert doesn't believe this, she's signed "more," "bird," and "Daddy" to me in context. "Uh-oh!" she says, when she drops a toy on the floor (usually deliberately).

"Down!" she says, when a ball goes down a slot in a little toy she has, or "Again!" when Robert plays a silly game with her. Samantha can walk now, across the room if she wants, though if given the choice she'll still prefer to hold onto furniture or your finger, and she's talking more and more.