AN: I'm so, so, so sorry! Really. Almost a whole year without updating this story! I went through a lot this past year, and there were a few times when it was impossible for me to upload, because I went four months without internet, there was nearly an entire month when my computer was broken, and I was always occupied doing school-related stuff. But, I'm back, and I promise I will NEVER make my readers wait this long ever again. A big thanks to everyone who reviewed my first chapter or put it on their story alert! Now, let's kick it up a notch and get on with the story.

Today was the big day. It was Phineas Flynn's first birthday! In honor of the occasion, his mom, Linda (along with a tiny bit of help from six-year-old Candace) had put together a party. It wouldn't be a big birthday party, just a few family members and close friends over at the house. Of course, the phrase "close friends" meant that Phineas's mother would be inviting Isabella and her mother Vivian.

All morning long, Linda had been working hard to get everything set up for the party. By noon, everything was ready. The kitchen and living room were decorated—balloons were everywhere: tied to chairs, as well as a few just floating around the room. Phineas was sitting in his highchair at the head of the table. Phineas's mother had also gotten Candace's old highchair out of the basement and put it next to Phineas's chair so Isabella could sit in it and be right beside Phineas.

Of course, the first guests to arrive were Isabella and her mother. "Hello Viv, I'm so glad you could make it to the party!" Phineas's mom exclaimed. "How about we sit Isabella right beside her best friend?" Linda asked, gesturing for Vivian to sit Isabella in the unoccupied highchair.

Vivian sat Isabella in the highchair next to Phineas's. Upon seeing her best friend, Isabella let out an excited squeal. The two of them spent the next half hour eating cheese crackers, as well as laughing and talking baby talk to each other while everyone else was chatting and eating. Stacy had arrived to keep Candace company, and several Flynn family members were also at the party, including Grandma Betty Jo, Grandpa Clyde, and a couple of aunts and uncles. Pretty soon, it was time to bring out the cake. Linda brought the cake over to the highchair Phineas was sitting in, and carefully lit the candle. After everyone sang happy birthday to him, Phineas attempted to blow out the candle himself, with no success.

Candace and Stacy giggled upon seeing Phineas's predicament, while Linda tried to help him out. "Can you blow the candle out, Phineas?" she asked, "Candace, help him out."

Candace got out of her chair, stood next to her little brother and demonstrated how to blow out the birthday candle, but Phineas still looked slightly confused. Isabella, however, seemed to have grasped the concept. She leaned over and blew out the candle herself. This caused everyone in the room to erupt into a fit of laughter. Linda began to cut a piece of cake for each guest, beginning with Phineas and Isabella. Of course, being only a year old, neither of them was quite sure what to do with the cake. Phineas began digging his hands into his piece of cake. Upon seeing the older guests eating their cake, Isabella dug her finger in the light blue icing on her piece of cake, while Phineas put his finger in the blue icing on his piece of cake. Phineas paused for a moment, wondering if he should actually eat the icing, or continue digging in the cake. He looked at Isabella, and saw how she was eating the icing from her piece of cake in between moments spent digging her hands in the piece of cake. Since Phineas wasn't too keen on tasting the icing that was now on his finger, he decided Isabella might want it. He wiped the icing off his finger and onto Isabella's hand. This resulted in Isabella taking a slightly greater amount of icing from her piece of cake and wiping it on Phineas's arm. In return, Phineas grabbed more icing from his piece of cake and ended up smearing it messily on Isabella's face. Isabella began giggling, which caught the attention of her mother, as well as Phineas's mother.

"That's adorable!" Linda exclaimed, as she reached for the camera and took a picture of the two young friends.