It's over. My baby is officially no longer a baby now and I *think* I have mentally accepted it. Well, somewhat mentally accepted it. The end of the first year of life is certainly a great opportunity to mark time and take stock of everything. So to say that my head has been "in the clouds" is an understatement. Regardless, I had this BIG party planned and I needed to stay on task...
Liam's birthday itself (the 10th) passed relatively uneventfully, as it poured rain and we stayed inside. Our plans to visit the children's museum were cancelled b/c of a case of the sniffles. I passed the day looking at the clock and with each hour thinking about what I was doing at that time last year (I'll spare you the details!). Daddy came home with a bottle of wine (for us) and a banana cream pie (for Liam) to celebrate. He loved it!! Oh, the sounds that boy made.
Fast forward to Sunday- party day! Thankfully the weather cooperated beautifully, because there wasn't any way that 50 people (including 20 active rugrats) were going to fit in this house! Unfortunately, we had a few last minute cancellations due to illness- including Grandpa! Oh, so SAD! That was the only downside to the wonderful day.
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| Not the first soccer lesson from daddy |
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| Nice face, daddy! |
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| Baseball lessons from Dan, as Josie eavesdrops |
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| We celebrated Amy's birthday, too! |
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| Preparing to eat his first cupcake ever, hats not required |
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| I'm thinking: "Oh dear, there's icing simply everywhere..." |
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| Jack, Sheila, Maura and Amy facilitate some good old fashioned fun |
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| He loves it! |
Here's a video of Liam's reaction to his new rocking horse:
And a video of the Birthday Song and Eating of the First Cupcake:
Looks like I missed a wonderful time! Have been waiting for this report - what a perfect time.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Liam!
Liz