1st Birthday Party

Warning: This is a long post of mostly pictures but since I make a blog book for Ramsey I wanted to include them all.

We had Ramsey's 1st birthday party this past Friday evening. He doesn't actually turn 1 until the 4th but since Cope was in town for Thanksgiving we pushed up the party a few days. Let me begin by saying that 6:00pm is not the best time to have a party for a 12 month old who woke up from his only nap of the day at 1:00pm. Not sure what I was thinking but we pressed on. Ramsey did AWESOME pretty much up until the end. We sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY and he had his own little cake to dig into. He gave the term smash cake a whole new meaning. I really had no idea how he would react to everyone staring at him and singing to him at the table but he grinned and dove right in. He got cake everywhere. Cope had to take him to the bath right away (which totally confused him b/c bath time usually signals bedtime for him) and then he rejoined his party for opening gifts and playtime with his little friend Anna that attended.

It really was a fun party and I was so proud of Ramsey for how sweet he was even though he was way over tired. Around 7:30 he had had enough and begun to meltdown so we hurried everyone off and got our little birthday boy to bed for some much needed rest. Cope and I love to entertain and we are so thrilled that our first party in our new home was for our sons first Birthday party. We love our little guy more than words can say and we know we are blessed beyond our dreams.

Here he is getting his first look at his cake and not really sure what to do with it. I seriously thought he would either throw the whole thing in the floor or possibly just put a finger in it:

But you can tell by the look on his face he knew exactly what to do:

He only tasted a small bit and much preferred to discover it with his hands first:

He was so into the cake he did not even notice I had put that silly hat on him:

Stopping for a little clapping break:

It is hard to clap with a wad of icing in between your hands:

I mean he was seriously taking charge of this cake:

What?

Sharing some with Mommy:

Rubbing it in his hair:Take that Mr. Birthday cake. I sure showed you who was the boss:

After his bath he got to open presents, He did wear a nice outfit to start the party but after that cake fun we decided he should be more comfy. After all this was his party:

His friend Anna helped him learn about maracas:

Aunt Paige and Ramsey testing out his new wagon from Grammy and Grampy.

Thank you to all who attended. It was fun. Ramsey got lots of nice gifts including a sand and water table, an entertainment table, bath toys, musical instruments, clothes, and lots of other fun goodies. Oh, and he danced a little for the crowd too. He is quite the party boy. Hum..wonder where he gets it?