I Had a Birthday

I HAD A BIRTHDAY! They are the coolest things ever.

My birthday started with mom and dad waking me up by singing happy birthday to me. Then they got me out of bed and fed me breakfast. Mom surprised me by staying home from work to celebrate the whole day with me. Gar and Aunt Candy were there too, so that made the day even more special.

Around noon, Pam the picture lady came over to take my one year pictures! She is so much fun and her fotos are beautiful. Daddy came home for lunch to so I had my mommy and daddy there to watch me eat by birthday cake. At first I wasn't real sure about the whole thing, but that cake smelled so good, I couldn't help but stick my fingers in it. Then I tasted the first bite and oh my goodness, that chocolate stuff is the best thing ever! I could't get enough of it. I loved it so much I smooshed it all over my hair and on my face. I even tried to share it with mom and dad. Eventually I figured out that I didn't even need to use my hands I could just stick my whole face in the cake and eat it right from there! How cool! When we were done eating cake, daddy took me upstairs and gave me a bath in the middle of the day! You'd think I was messy or something.

Mom, Gar, Aunt Candy and me all went to lunch at a Chineese Buffet (yeah that's right they let me have cake before lunch!). I tried a few things including hard boiled eggs, but mostly I was entertained by all the people in the restaurant and my aunt's unusual choice of footwear.

I slept hard after that. All that sugar really made me sleepy.

For dinner we went to my favorite restaurant One World and I got to have hummus and falaffel and all sorts of yummy foods. When we got home I got to open some really cool presents. Wow what a day that was. I'm tired just writing about it. I'm gonna go lay down. Next time I'll tell you all about my birthday party and all the cool things I've learned since I turned one.

Baby its cold outside

Wow it is C-O-L-D. Mom and dad wrapped me up in blankets today when we left for school, but even through them, I was still freezing. I can't believe it can be this cold.

Mom and I stayed home yesterday because I puked all over her on Tuesday night. I wasn't feeling very good and slept almost the whole day. We did get some play time in though and I thought it was pretty cool to have mom all to myself. We got to sing and read books and have mac and cheese for lunch. And when I couldn't sleep in my crib, mom just held me so I could get some really good sleep.

We had a party this weekend for the people that mom works with. They were celebrating something about selling a lot of advertising last year. I had a blast. Once I got used to all the people in our house, I was running around talking and dancing for everyone. One of momma's friends even showed me all the cool things in her purse.

Well I should run, no really I should run, I've been sitting still too long.

Made it through Christmas

Hi everybody. It's been a busy couple of weeks playing with all my new toys and practicing my walking skills.

This thing called Christmas is pretty amazing. I woke up one morning, at 6:00 or so, and started out the day with daddy and a bottle, nothing unusual there. Then mom and dad took me out into the living room and there was the most amazing sight! Someone had come to the house while I was sleeping and left a ton of boxes under the tree. I think mom and dad were calling him Santa, but whatever his name is, he's super cool! I started ripping the paper off of the first box daddy handed me and then I figured out there was a toy under the paper! How cool! I played and played with the first toy until mom and dad said it was time to open the next one. They just kept handing me more presents to open. I had so much fun that day discovering all sorts of new things and playing with my mom and dad.

I'm really starting to get the hang of this playing thing and really enjoy sitting in front of my new doll house and moving all the pieces around. I really like to push buttons and put stuff in things and dance, boy do I like to dance. Every time I hear anything with a beat, I start to shake it!

The week after Christmas we travelled to South Bend to see Grandma and Grandpa Slott. They sure seemed happy to see me and I was excited to visit them. They have a great house for running in. I practiced running so much that I think I wore out Grandma. They had more presents for me, my favorite is the big bag of rubber duckies! I really like taking all the ducks out and putting them back in the bag.

While we were there we had two parties and I got to see my Great-Grandma, Aunt Diane and Uncle Dale, Aunt Jackie and Uncle Dave, Terry, Mary and Zoe, Kevin, Jeanine and Kerry. We had a lot of fun playing and running.

Mom and Dad were telling me that it is a new year now! I'm not completely sure what a year is yet, but they were excited that the new one started.

Now I'm back at school and able to kick back and relax with my buddies a bit. Mom and Dad are telling me that they are planning a birthday party, whatever that is.

Gotta run, it's almost nap time