Happy Birthday My Little Boy!!

Jack is one!!! I can't believe an entire year as gone by. It has been an amazing year and I am so thankful for all the memories we have created.
To celebrate Jack we had many friends and family members over for a big party. We spent the morning decorating the house, making cakes and planning games. Charlie is very creative and wanted to have fun games and prizes for all the kids who came to Jack's party. The house was decorated with streamers, balloons and banners. I really had so much fun planning this party. I have always looked forward to throwing parties for my children. I took full advantage of that chance, even if Jack is only one.

We had many friends and family come. There were many young children who truly love Jack. They really wanted to be a part of each detail. They were very interested in the gifts after playing games like bowling, ring toss, and pin the lips on the frog. The theme of the birthday was frogs and some other animals.

A very favorite gifts was this toy cell phone. He is always interested in buttons and things electronic.

We also have a very musical little boy. Charlie got a keyboard for Christmas and Jack absolutely loves it. We thought it would be fun for him to have his own keyboard. He enjoys being able to make music.

Then is was cake time. I made a frog cake for the adults and cupcakes for the children. The cupcakes looked like monkeys and lions. Then I made a small cake for Jack that looked just like a frog. He picked up the entire thing and stuck it in his mouth. He sucked the cake through the frosting. It was funny to watch. We did not have a huge mess, but he ate quite a bit of cake. He has a sweet tooth just like his mommy.

Since we celebrated Jack's birthday party on Saturday, we decided to have fun family night on Monday, his actual birthday. After Charlie got home from work we had pizza while we watched a movie. I thought about having left over cupcakes, but Jack was still recovering from the cake on Saturday. I love our little boy so much. It was scuh an amazing weekend. I hope he always knows how much we love him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Feb. 6, 2012

One year ago today I gave birth to a beautiful little boy. He was born wieghing 7 pounds, 1oz and now he ways just about 21 pounds. He started out being 20 inches long, and is now almost 28inches. He has grown from a cute little bundle that loved to be held all the time, to a busy little boy that won't sit still for anything. We went from a newly married couple, to a family of three. Yes, a year of changes, but the best changes you could ever ask for. This past year has been absolutely amazing. I feel incredibly blessed that God has entrusted us with such an amazing little boy. It is crazy to look back and see how tiny he was, and how much he has changed. Jack has quite the personality now. He is all boy. He loves to explore, eat, talk and get into everything. He still sleeps very well at night. I think that might have something to do with the fact that when he is awake he never stops moving. There is just way too much to explore and discover. He is not quite walking yet. He will walked all over the place as long as there is something to hold onto, but the second he has to let go he goes right to his knees. I am sure he will walk one of these days, but as for now he is content getting from point A to point B as fast as he can, with as little effort as possible. He has not really said any complete words, but he talks all day long. He is a chatter box. He always has something to say and the best thing is that he is a great communicator. He is very good at getting his point across with hand potions and facial expressions. He does not really need words. I love all that he has to share. I look forward to discovering what is going on in his little mind. He always wants us around, even if we are not playing together or talking, he wants someone to be in the room with him. He is so very social. I guess he comes by that quite honestly. I love to be around people and Charlie is always the life of the party. Jack is a very happy boy. He loves to play games that involved being scared or startled. He gets laughing pretty good and it is super funny to watch. He is also very musical. He loves to dance, sing, play anything that will make noise and he is captivated by anyone playing a musical instrument. Sunday mornings he loves to be up on stage while we are practicing for the service. He will sit right in the middle of the band and just watch everyone. It is so fun. He has even stood infront of me holding the mic stand, dancing and singing along. He is destined for a musical career.
This year has been incredible. I can't imagine life with out our little Jack. I look forward to many more moments together, creating many more memories.

We had a birthday party for him this past weekend, I will have to gether the pictures and post those another time. Happy Birthday my sweet boy. Mommy and Daddy love you very much. Thank you for being so very special and bringing so much joy into our lives.