March 10 was Ben's first birthday. We had his party on Sunday, March 8, the same day as Eddie's birthday. It was an amazing day. The weather turned out beautiful after a stormy morning, and things went surprisingly smooth (I was expecting mostly chaos). I had a lot of help from my amazing family and great friends - prepping the food, decorating the cake, decorating the house, moving furniture, etc.
Ben really enjoyed the day. He received too many presents - but loves all of them. When it came time for cake it took him a while to grasp what was going on, but he finally tore into it - grabbing the ducky by it's head and taking a bite, and pulling the beak off. It wasn't long before he was covered in yellow and orange icing and a little mad b/c he couldn't see or breath with all of the icing in his eyes and up his nose! By the end of the day he was ready for a nice long nap.
On Tuesday, Ben's actual birthday, Eddie and I took a 1/2 day of vacation to spend it with Ben. Thanks to another day of nice weather we were able to take him to Times Beach Park for a long bike ride and his first time on a playground. He liked the swing the best.
Overall it was an enjoyable, exciting, memorable time. I found myself a little emotional when we sang happy birthday b/c I could not believe my baby was celebrating his first birthday. It definitely does not seem like a year has passed, and I know the years to come will only go faster so we're trying to slow down and enjoy as much of it as we can. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures:)
