Last Thursday we celebrated Austin's first birthday! For all of you who may not know turning one is a big deal. Mostly for the Mom of the one year old. It's a celebration that you both survived the past year! In spite of the two hour feedings, teething and never ending diaper changing. Now it's hard to imagine life without him and all of these day to day things. This last year has been more fun and full of laughs then we could have thought.
On Thursday we had a big party with some of our really good friends. We had a yummy dinner and of course, presents, cake and ice cream. We decided to do pirates cakes because we love them! And because I agree with Mark Twain who said:
"Some day if we live right and are good, maybe God will let us be pirates."
I make a treasure chest cake for Austin, and filled it with his favorite things. From cheese, anything shinny, tub toys to his favorite toy Elmo. Then made a pirate cake for the rest of us to enjoy. The pirate unfortunately had his left ear fall off right before the party.
Before and After
Austin loved diving right into his cake. To our surprise he ate about half of his cake. After cake a little tub time was a must! Austin seemed to enjoy his big day and all the attention and presents he received. But I think one of his favorite things he got on his birthday was his new friend Boyce. Our friends from BYU Sara and Mark just moved to Vegas. And this was our first time seeing them, since Sara and I were eating saltines and making visits to the toilet together. It was so fun to see them and to watch Boyce and Tagg be so happy playing and eating together.
Tagg and Boyce
