Birthday Boy

Wow! I can't believe it has been 1 year! I'm sure all parents say that. I look at William and wonder where my baby went. My little 6 pounder. His entire body fit in my lap. And now he's big and crawling so fast. He is cruising on the furniture. Walking is in the near future. He is so much fun. He laughs and giggles and smiles and flirts. Oh, he is so fun.

These are his official 1 year pictures. I saw the piano prop in the studio and thought it said so much about William - his love for music, love for banging on the piano, his musical heritage. It just goes.

William and Cousin Lindsey.

Auntie Sisi lovin' on W.

Uncle Ferrel holding W.

This would be William checking out Miss Jackie (Fred and Dawn's little girl).

Birthdays are fun for the little ones - but the adults have just as much fun (probably more).

Birthday II

Birthday dinner

Gerber Graduates tray wasn't what W had in mind for his birthday dinner. He was lovin' on his daddy for rescuing him from the packaged meal.

We had some outdoor activities for the older kids.

They played in what we affectionately call the "WTP".

Dan helping out with the paint. It is amazing - not a single drop of paint got anywhere except where it was intended!

Chalk on the sidewalk appeared to be a hit (thanks Abby!).

So Fred dared Brad to put both his and William's face in the cake . . . I still can't believe Brad did it!

Okay - funny!

W's first bite of the cake.

Okay, this is more than we expected. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the smash cake to begin with. But I had several people tell me not to worry, he wouldn't eat more than a couple bites.

It figures, he may look like Brad, but it is obvious he has my sweet tooth.

William eating the cake, face first.

So once W had eaten a third of the cake, we figured it was time to call it quits. The sugar overload in his system made him a completely different child. He was so mean!!!!

***All in all, a fun afternoon celebrating our child's first birthday with family and friends. ***