A Cute Toddler in a Cute Outfit

Yup.  Gratuitous Gloria shots.  Outfit by Grandma.  Smiles complements of smarties.

It’s amazing how a camera shy girl can become a super model as soon as candy comes into play!

The Day After

So this morning, the day after the party, Thomas got up at 6am, got fully dressed and then came to snuggle in the bed with us.  At about 7:30 this is what my bed looked like.

The boys were sound asleep and Gloria was saying, “Please, wake up, Thomas, please.  Pretty please.”

Daniel is One!

Ok.  So he’s BEEN one, but I’m catching up after being sucked into facebook.  It’s worse than going to Walmart!

The day he turned one we snapped a few cute photos of him in his high chair enjoying an Oreo.

Such a sweet face 

This Oreo is pretty good!

Cheese!

Camera ham!

Sunday afternoon/evening we had a family celebration.  Kane and Valerie and DeNiece came over from Georgia to participate.  Michael and Gilah also came.  Thomas was at his father’s and managed to get there after the cake and midway through the presents.

We had a yummy spaghetti dinner that Daniel obviously enjoyed.

The cake.  Makes me think of Pinnochio.

He was a little unsure of how to eat the cake at first.

But decided it tasted pretty good.

And then got down to the business of SQUISHING it.

And stuffing his face.

And trying to figure out how to get it off his fingers.  (Thank goodness he didn’t decide to flap!)

And hamming it up for the camera.

By the time he was done the yellow and blue cake had turned into teal mush.  (Michael has a good picture of this.)

We then spent some time helping him to open his gifts.  (All of these pictures are on Michael’s camera.  Hint, hint, Michael.)

It’s hard to believe my babiest boy is one already.  He takes a few unassisted steps here and there, but prefers the security of a push walker so that he can go, go, go!  He talks a lot and likes to smile at us on purpose.  He whispers "hi" and grins, says "diap’n" for diaper, says "bye" right after we’ve left, and gives some of the best hugs and kisses these days.  He’s night weaned from 11pm-5am.  Sometimes he even makes it longer with minimal fussing.  He has a strong temper and a loud scream to go with it.  He wants to do everything Gloria does, much to her dismay.  I find the urge to buy 2 of everything to minimize the noisy disagreements that happen, but I don’t really think Daniel needs his own Tinkerbell doll and My Little Ponies!

This last year has been amazing to watch Daniel grow and become part of the family.  His older siblings love him to pieces in spite of all their spats.  He and Thomas have special games they play where they fall down together.  Gloria and Daniel go racing around the house with their push walkers hollering and laughing. 

Life in the Blue House is good!