Dilly is ONE!

We just celebrated Dylan’s first birthday on March 31^st. I can not believe it! I decided to take Thursday (his actual birthday) and Friday off to be at home with the family. It was so nice to be with them. On Saturday we had our family and friends over for the party. It was a great time. I forgot how much goes into planning a first birthday party. And of course I had to do the same things for Dylan as I did for Jack’s first which included baking 2 cakes and 2 dozen cupcakes. Jamie helped me thankfully. Here are a few pictures of our creations!







Homemade #1 Cake and Cupcakes for Dilly

Dylan enjoyed digging into his cupcakes. He made a huge mess which of course is the intent of giving a one year old anything with frosting on it. We opened up all his wonderful gifts and enjoyed the company. The day was beautiful weather wise so the older kids got to get out of the house and play outside which was great. The adults even got in on the fun! Thank you to my sister in law Kelly for taking all the wonderful pictures. I always joke she is my personal photographer because she is always the one to offer to take pictures and she gets great shots! Here are a few more from the day.

The past year had been the fastest of my life. I think about where we were a year ago in the NICU with a preemie, and now here we are with a little guy who gets bigger everyday. He is crawling around, eating big boy food, saying momma, dadda and waving goodbye among other things. It is amazing to see the progress a little one makes in the first year. I am so proud and happy to me his mommy. We love him so much and we are looking forward to watching him grow more and more every day.