Last of the Partying!

Well, this weekend marked the end of the week-long celebrations of Alexander's first birthday. Andy's parents and grandparents came out on Friday night, and Andy's brother and grandma came out early Saturday afternoon.

Here is a picture of the happy boy ready to get the party started!!


Everyone feasted and had dessert of cupcakes and ice cream. Here's a picture of the crowd watching Alex eat his dessert.


And here's what the little man looked like once he was done with his cupcake.....(that's red frosting on his nose - just so no one thinks that it's a big booger or anything) :)
Alex enjoyed the tricycle that his Uncle Dallas gave him. Although it's a little big for him to ride now, he did enjoy pushing it around for a while. We just need to teach him how to steer now!



Another one of Alex's favorites is the musical mat from Grandma Marge. Here he was just figuring out how to use it - and had a HUGE smile as he walked around. In the middle of the video, Alex falls and the stands back up WITHOUT holding onto anything - this was the FIRST time that he had done this! We are lucky enough to have it on tape (well, digital - you know what I mean!)!!



One favorite that will most likely show up soon is the singing machine that Alex got from Grandma and Grandpa Wagner - it has a little microphone, and Alex just has a blast with it!! Soon we'll have video, we promise!

Enough of the partying for this year - we had a great time this last week - reminiscing on how our lives have changed, and how our love for this little man grows more and more each day. We are so blessed to have him in our lives.....

Thanks to everyone who has been there for us this past year and has shared in his growth with us. We enjoyed celebrating his birthday with all of you and look forward to sharing many more birthdays with you!!