Friday, January 28, 2011

Big Boy Birthday!

Our baby boy turned ONE! It was a busy week with Isaac's Birthday, Pinewood Derby, and then Ian's Birthday all in a row, but what a great way to finish it off! His actual birthday was Friday, but a flaming muffin was pretty much all we did in way of celebration.

Of course he loved it!

Who really needs to do more than that when you have a dog kennel?

It's really his favorite place to be. Maybe I should lock him in there a little more often! Sure made packing easier...
That evening we went to Thatcher with some friends, the Jones', to spend the weekend and we had a proper celebration on Saturday. We probably could have even done without that, because Grandma and Grandpa have a doggie door!

Grandpa recently built a fire pit, so we roasted hotdogs for dinner.

The smoke was a little much, but we perservered.

Ian felt that since he was now one, he should be the head hotdog server.

After dinner, we let Ian dive into his cupcake. I had tried to make him a cake, but it stuck to the pan and crumbled. I wasn't too heartbroken because none of my kids thus far have done anything more than cry at their cake.

It only took Ian a minute to get warmed up.


I'm sure he would have preferred a whole cake!

So much fun!

It was just as fun watching him open presents as it was watching him eat his cupcake. He would take all of the tissue paper out of the bag, peek inside, and then stuff it all back in.

He took his present-opening job very seriously.

I'm sure he loved it all!

My older boys and their friend Caleb were lucky enough to all show up in the same pajamas. They rock!

I think Ian had a fun birthday weekend, but even if not, I sure enjoyed it! Thanks, Jones' for sharing it with us. Ian has been pure joy in our family. We all adore him and he can do no wrong (or at least it's quickly forgotten!) We love you, Ian! Happy Birthday!

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