1 year ago...

...We became a family of six!  It has been a fun filled year with our little happy guy :).  His little joyful self lights up the room as soon as he walks in with his confident posture.  It is sad to think how especially quick this year went, I suppose the years will fly the busier we get.  It seems that we were anticipating his arrival for what seemed to a long month, and now here we are 1 year later with a walking, smiling, communicating, hug giving little boy! 

To celebrate we incorperated a book by a popular kid's book author, Eric Carle- The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Carter is our 'very hungry little guy' lately, so what better theme?  We own several of Carle's books and many of them have spent their time on the favorite list...  Happy Birthday Carter!

One year old birthdays are all about the cake aren't they?!

 Pre-party entertainment... Grandma brought her book over to share.  I think Carter enjoyed it!

 My last minute attempt at making some festive decorations... Can you tell that it is supposed to be a caterpillar? 

 Party table- Josh and Kyle helped with the place mats & decor and do you see how the 1 year old crown was enhanced to fit the theme?

 We all ate like the Hungry Little Caterpillar...

 Fruit salad to match the fruits that he ate through.

 Party playtime!

 Time to sing...

 And blow the candle out!

  What is this stuff that won't come off my hand?!

 Humm...

 Yay!

 I think he likes it!

 Then he figures out that he can pick up the whole cake... I thought for sure he was going to launch it like he does a lot these days.

 The cake cracks open, brother gives him birthday love and he forgets his plan to launch...

 Got to have ice cream to go along with the cake!

 I think he enjoyed himself, what do you think? 

 He loved having everyone's attention on him!

 Present time.

 He got his own board book version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

 Some stacking blocks that were taller then him!  You can imagine what happened next.

 A few days before his b-day, he got his very own package in the mail from his cousins... Needless to say he was very proud of it :). 

We love you little Cart-Man-Do!