Alex has his first birthday!
Daddy May 15th, 2007
As usual, we are a bit late in getting around to news, and this time it was a big one. Actually, it was THE big One. Alex turned one year old on Thursday, May 10th. The celebration on that day was very low key as Mommy and Daddy spent the day with the young lad hanging out with occasional spontaneous renditions of Happy Birthday. Alex did manage to get his picture taken by a professional photographer that day, but other than that there wasn’t much out of the ordinary.
That was because the big day came on Saturday when people came from all over to see the boy wonder for his birthday. The weather was beautiful, which was fortuitous because so many people wanted to see Alex that there wasn’t nearly enough room inside the house for everyone. Some of the highlights for the day:
- Alex got to swim in his very own swimming pool for the first time. He loved it! Splashing is fun, but not as fun as dunking one’s own head into the water!
- Daddy tried out his new grill and managed to cook about 15 too many hamburgers and 15 more hot dogs than necessary. There was just too much space on the grill that had to be filled.
- Mommy made an excellent cake shaped like Curious George. It was quite delicious.
- The entertainment for the day, besides watching Alex do his thing, was Cornhole and Bocce Ball. It’s amazing how long people can stand around throwing things at other things and still think they are having fun.
- Alex made it all afternoon without needing a nap, and he stayed in a great mood the whole time. The kid is such a ham. I wonder where he gets that from?
Click on the picture below to see a slide show of pictures from the day. If you were there, it was great to see you! If you couldn’t make it, we missed you and hope to get to see you soon. There, that should cover it!
What great pictures! We had a wonderful time at the party, thank you so much for inviting us. I didn’t think we would ever get Ty out of the swimming pool.
Hey there! Looks like it was a fun day… Congrats to Mom & Dad for making it 1 full year! I’d love to tell you that the hard part is behind you… Sorry we couldn’t make it, Jocelyn is still a bit too young for all that fun (although NO ONE tell Paul it was a Curious George cake!!!). Hope to see you all soon!
Happy Birthday Alex! Isa missed out on the big party, hopefully we can get together again before too long. I sure do miss that cornhole… Great new look to the blog. P.
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