Topic Number One - Luke turned ONE!
We had a small party at the house for close friends & family.
Sweet Addison with Elle's truffles.
The kids painted pumpkins outside in the back yard.
Here's the pumpkin cake for the littlest pumpkin
Close up of the cake
He blew out his candle! Have you ever seen a baby do that?
I thought he was going to burn his finger off, I was so nervous.
It was worth it to watch him blow that candle out!
He is starting to tear into it...
Feeding some to Mimi
Sugar Coma!
After the baby fell asleep we hung out by the bonfire.
After you have three babies, you realize the first birthday party isn't about the baby!
It's about celebrating you made it through the first year!
All of the sleepless nights!
We recognize this milestone with a new appreciation after getting through a healthy year with a healthy baby. When Ross turned one, all we could do was fall on our faces with gratitude that he made it. We ALL had a long recovery period of catching up on sleep after that birthday, followed by more surgery and trips to the hospital. When Ellie turned one, it was a whirlwind and we had no idea how lucky we were. At this celebration, all of that thankfulness, hope, and knowledge of what we could have lost were all bundled up together. I felt so calm and overwhelmed with love. Happy Birthday, Sweet Luke!
We had a small party at the house for close friends & family.
Sweet Addison with Elle's truffles.I have to say, I would have never pulled this party off without the help of my good friend, Anne Marie. She and I had been training each Saturday morning for the Turkey Trot, and I was freaking out the morning of the party because I wasn't ready! She went to the grocery store with me, helped me pick out cute little decorations from the Farmer's Market and this cute little shop in Galloway Village called "Inspirational Home". She came back to the house with me and totally got busy while I scrubbed toilets. She tied ribbon on candles, and decorated these Mason jars with hay from our front porch to put the silverware in. I am still mad I did not take a picture of those jars because they were freakin' cute! Here are the flowers, but they are a close second to the cleverness of the jars:
The kids painted pumpkins outside in the back yard.
Here's the pumpkin cake for the littlest pumpkin
Close up of the cake
He blew out his candle! Have you ever seen a baby do that?I thought he was going to burn his finger off, I was so nervous.
It was worth it to watch him blow that candle out!
He is starting to tear into it...
Feeding some to Mimi
Sugar Coma!
After the baby fell asleep we hung out by the bonfire.
After you have three babies, you realize the first birthday party isn't about the baby!It's about celebrating you made it through the first year!
All of the sleepless nights!
We recognize this milestone with a new appreciation after getting through a healthy year with a healthy baby. When Ross turned one, all we could do was fall on our faces with gratitude that he made it. We ALL had a long recovery period of catching up on sleep after that birthday, followed by more surgery and trips to the hospital. When Ellie turned one, it was a whirlwind and we had no idea how lucky we were. At this celebration, all of that thankfulness, hope, and knowledge of what we could have lost were all bundled up together. I felt so calm and overwhelmed with love. Happy Birthday, Sweet Luke!
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