ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

and what a difference that year makes! 

I'm not sure WHY my pictures were put in reverse order in here, but you'll get the picture even so.

On Colton's actual birthday, Wednesday, A surprised us and was able to stay home from work ALL DAY! Oh man, we might be spoiled. We went about our normal morning routine, but after nap headed to the aquarium. C hasn't been in a bit and he LOVED IT. He was so into crawling all over the place, trying to touch the fish, staring at people and animals. It was just great. We spent about an hour. Then C and A got to have some one-on-one time - they hung out and ate lunch in the park while I went to the gym! C was FINALLY acting 100% better from being sick the entire previous week. After afternoon nap, we headed up to Federal Hill Park for C's very first and very own birthday party! All but one of his friends (Maddie, who was sick) came! 9 kids! Even though it was close to bed time for C, he was quite the trooper. He ate some cake, but surprisingly didn't overeat. Didn't cry when everyone stared at him and sang him happy birthday. Hung out with his buddies. You know, the usual. By 615 though, he was done and ready to be in bed. We came home and took a bath because he was covered in icing and fruit and went to bed! Slept his normal 12+ hours. Couldn't ask for more! 

oh hey, I'm one!

Peter's glamour shot!

Not one good family photo.. oh well, we tried. 

um yea, that IS good!

digging in the fruit with Celia and Jackson

group cake

Mary.. lovesss... CAKE! Oh my, this chunky monkey had the best time. 

C, Mary, Ben, Ryan, Peter

I so wish we had gotten a picture of ALL the kiddos in the cake... not pictured: Liam, Celia, Jacksonm Mary Grace... Maddie couldn't make it. 

icing face!

the newest playgroup member - 3 wk old Mary!

hanging out in his birthday suit the morning of his birthday.. and cuddling of course!

Thanks for the cool mirror, Great Aunt Bet! 

Not the best pic of A, but so cute of C

Dad is HOME! woo!

A morning at the Aquarium checking out the sharks... 

and fish!

sleepy Dad

A wrapped present!! Unwrapping the gift was actually more of a hit then I would've thought!

Thanks for the awesome blocks, Nina! I've tasted almost all of them :)