Saturday, November 15, 2008

Joseph's First Birthday!!

 

The birthday boy is sleeping, after a very fun day!

This morning, Joseph enjoyed a birthday breakfast of pancakes with applesauce, yogurt, bananas, blueberries, and cheerios! 

IMG_8475 Maybe next year he will get to choose his own...

He got to play a lot with Brian, while I set up for the party.  He really loves his Daddy, and it is fun for me to see/hear them laughing together.

While I was frosting cupcakes, Joseph wanted to be held (as usual) to see what I was doing.  He couldn't resist quietly sticking his little finger in the cupcake...

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Once he got a taste, he got a little WILD, and this happened.

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Then, I put him down, and this happened.

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His two baby friends, along with their parents, and another of my friends (her baby couldn't come) came to Joseph's first party! IMG_8485 We had Papa Murphy's pizza and a salad bar for dinner. IMG_8514 For dessert, we had Rainbow Chip cupcakes, an Autumn Fruit Tart, and Peppermint fudge. IMG_8487 Yum.  The babies had to eat a little more healthy...IMG_8513

When it came time for Joseph to open his presents, he was WAAAY to busy playing with his friends, so I ended up opening them all for him!IMG_8515   Happy Birthday to me! :)

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We have such generous friends and family, thank you again to all of you for your gifts /cards / calls!  He is certainly a loved little boy!

For cupcakes/candles/singing, we left more of the lights on this time, and Joseph did much, much better.

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Look at what a good sport his baby friend was at wearing a hat!!(notice that Joseph wasn't wearing one in any of the pictures...)

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So CUTE!!!

It is so fun to sit and watch the boys play.IMG_8536

Where's Joseph?  You ask,

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Doing his own thing!

The three of them really get along well, with very few incidents. (and those are not really preventable yet so...)

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Our family, complete with a One Year Old!!!IMG_8549

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Thanks again, everyone!  We had a great time!  We are so lucky to have found such great friends in Boise...

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AND HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY JOSEPH!!!

 

(This time last year I was pushing...)

 

2 comments:

Maureen said...

SO happy for you to have found the friends to share the good times with, especially
when family can't be there! Wow, what a difference a year makes!!!

T Rex Mom said...

So glad to have found you!!! We had so much fun!!! You are an amazing hostess! Everything was so yummy. And Thomas had a great time - he immediately fell asleep on the way home. Thanks for such a fun time!