ONE

I cannot believe that our sweet little boy is ONE! Today was the perfect day. I planned on taking off work months ago and as of last week had our day all planned out. Today totally exceeded my expectations. To say that Will has been a blessing to us just doesn't seem enough. 20 months ago when I took a test I had a lot of emotions running through my head. I was mostly scared, nervous, anxious, not ready. Never could I have ever imagined how good it would be. How rewarding, fulfilling, amazing. People always tell you how wonderful parenthood is, but you never understand until you have a child of your own. I love Will more than I ever thought I could love anything and I feel like that love grows with each passing day. Last night I read our ENTIRE blog. I was catching up on Will's baby book and it totally took me back and I felt like I relived my life for the past year. I was reminded how quickly time just slips away and today I just wanted to stop time. To enjoy every single second. Will has added so much to our little family in his one year of life. I can't wait to get to know more of his precious personality!

The Big Boy in his birthday shirt!

We love this face!


We went to the Galleria for Chick-fil-A and the carousel. Will had a chicken strip, a few fries, and a banana. When they found out it was Will's 1st birthday, they brought him a sundae to our table!

We stopped by Build-a-Bear and let him build a stuffed animal. Will (Mom) chose the monkey...He (Dad) named him Bananas!

I used my giant cupcake pan to make his 1st birthday cake. Yes, the one in the middle is his. The little ones are for us :)

Kiki, Pops, Yia Yia, Papou, and Aunt Steph all came over to help us celebrate. After all that baking, I was really glad I decided to just order pizza!!

Family Pic. Please excuse how rough I look. I was so busy trying to get everything ready and make sure that it was perfect, there was not time to worry about myself! :)

The cake...

He wasn't so sure at first, but it didn't take him long to realize 1) it was pretty tasty and 2) no one was stopping him from diving right in.

And dive in he did! His hands got so sticky, he just decided to go straight in with his mouth!

But he couldn't cram as much in that way, so he went back to using his hand.

And after about 10 minutes...he was OVER it!

I followed these instructions on how to make a candy shell for the giant cupcake and I thought it turned out super cute! It was very easy!!

The "1" hanging on our front door is compliments of my mom! A few weeks ago I told her that I envisioned a big "1" hanging on the door for his birthday party. We brainstormed about what we could use and finally decided on felt. You see, I usually can come up with the cute ideas but it is my mom who makes the thought bear fruit. I thought it wouldn't be ready until the day of his party, however my mom was outside my door hanging it up at 7am this morning so it would be hung on his actual birthday. I love the way it turned out!

All in all I would say the day was pretty great. Thank you so much to all of our family and friends for the LOVE, HELP, and SUPPORT that you have given us over the past 365 days. We would not have made it this far without each and every one of you.

Good Night everyone...and Happy Birthday Sweet Will!