Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Happy 1st Birthday K!

I can't believe that K is one! His birthday was yesterday but we celebrated with a family party on Saturday. It was super fun to have all my siblings there! Here are some party highlights:














A picture with his Grandpa W


He had a GREAT first birthday! I totally think he got the present thing down better than S did. As soon as he saw each present, he smiled really big, like he knew they were for him. He LOVED the cake that my sweet A made (he has a lot of fun with their birthday cakes) He cried when we finally took it away from him.

Some of his one year highlights include:

loves to climb stairs
eating lots of different things pretty well
likes to hang out in the toy bucket with or without toys in it
loves to crawl in tight difficult places to get him out of (under tables, behind chairs)
loves his big brother and tries his best to copy him
likes to clap his hands and wave
will try to tap beats with his hands to music (only if you do it with him)
wresting with S in his crib
screams for attention, or when he needs more food (not fun in the car :0(
will snuggle his head on your shoulder when tired

He is such a sweet little boy! We are so glad to have him in our family. It is amazing to me how he is sooooooo different from S in so many ways already. It just proves that everyone is unique in their own little quirks in personality. It's funny because I have two boys so I can't say that one thing one does is a gender specific trait. They truly are just their own little beings. Anyways here is a little picture tribute to K's first year. We love that little guy!














We have moved!

We were finally able to close on our house at the end of August and we have been living in it since a week after our closing. We were very fortunate to have lots of help in painting, sanding, wall paper removing, ect. that the only rooms left to be painted are the bathrooms. There are a lot of areas to touch up with paint, but for the most part it is done! We love our house and feel relieved to finally own it. The boys are still adjusting, but overall they love it! We especially love having a yard to play in. Here are some exterior shots for now:






Interior shots to follow at a later date. We are having camera trouble. The switch from video back to pictures does not seem to work very well.