Happy Birthday To Me!

November 17th, Landon celebrated his first birthday. What a big man! We had so much fun watching him on Saturday. We had a small party for him here in Fort Wayne. On Friday the 16th, my good friend Emily and her Husband and son Ethan came up to help me prepare and give the boys a chance to play together. Ethan is 3 months older than Landon, so you can imagine how busy our house was on Friday. They had a blast and Landon slept very well on Saturday, his birthday. So well, in fact that he slept in until 9:00 and then took a nap from 10:00-12:00. We had to wake him up because the guests for his party had arrived and the party was to start at 12:00. He came downstairs from his nap and to his surprise, more than just Ethan was waiting for him. He was a little shy at first and then the party began. We had lunch and then his cake. He wasn't too interested in getting messy, but Ethan soon followed and showed him how it was done. Two hands to the mouth. But Landon used a spoon and decided to comb his hair with the frosting from his cake. For the most part, he was pretty clean. He hasn't had cake before his birthday, so I don't think he really knew what to do. After cake came presents. He was more interested in his party favors for his guests than the presents they brought for him. It was so nice that everyone got him a gift. We were just glad they came. Landon was given many books, a vaccumm cleaner named Dusty; he talks too, lots of clothes; much needed, and a few other toys. His favorite was an Elmo chair that was just his size. Chris and I did test it out with him before we bought it to make sure he would like it. Everytime we went shopping, we went to the toy aisle to see if he was still interested in it and not to our surprise, it was a winner. He loves it; as you will see in the pictures. Saturday turned out so well and we couldn't have asked for it to go any better. Landon is officially 1 and we look forward to his next birthday. This past year has been the most amazing year of our lives. We have become a family and we have grown in ways that we never knew possible. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing little boy as Landon.