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Erica Rose Hoyt, daughter of Shawn and Candace Hoyt, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating her first birthday today, Sept. 5. Erica is the granddaughter of Eugene Poremba, Wilkes-Barre; Nancy Poremba, West Pittston; and Len and Ceil Hoyt, Harveys Lake. She has three sisters, Danielle, 22, Carissa, 18, and Kaylee, 5, and a brother, Mikol, 16.