Yesterday was Bennett's 1st birthday. The girls, of course, woke up at the crack of dawn and were ready to get the party started. Fortunately, we (Auntie Shar and I) were able to hold them off 'til just after lunch.
Since we were short a couple of important cast members for the event, we set up the web cams on our laptops and interfaced with some VIPs. The girls had a few issues staying out from in front of the computers so I am not entirely sure just how much our long distance counterparts actually saw, but they at least got to "be there" for the big day.
The presents were a hit. Who knew that 1 year old toys were so darn entertaining? As a matter of fact the toys were so popular that Bennett had a very hard timed deciding what to play with. No problem there though, Zoe and Sydney were more than happy to take a few off his hands. Actually, they got so excited that Bennett had some difficulty holding on to a toy for more than a few seconds. Ahhh, big sisters!
The cupcakes were a bit more manageable for Mr. Ben. In fact, he gobbled down every last bite of his. Surely, he would have licked up all the crumbs too had Mommy not swooped in with the washcloth and initiated clean up procedures. (A very special thank you to Auntie for all of her clean up efforts - You are a life saver, or some other very sweet treat :):).
After the hubbub, we were all worn out so nap time commenced. Then a completely unnecessary but fun trip to Target. Bennett's dinner time coincided, so he had a jar of babyfood out of my purse while we sat at the in store Starbucks waiting for our mochas! Ol' Blue Eyes (Bennett) charmed the pieces out of every woman who walked by ("Oh he has such beautiful eyes. How old is he? What's his name? Hi, sweetie!" was a common response to one of his smiles). The group tromped through the store leaving behind a wake of cuteness and noise.
Then we came home and had a quick dinner and sent the kids to bed. It was really a very successful birthday. I can hardly believe my baby is a whole year old. It makes me emotional. Imagine that, me, emotional. Hahaha.
Today we have his 1 year well check. And so commences the month of birthdays and festivities. On the docket: The girls joint Ariel The Little Mermaid birthday party, two individual parties for just family, my birthday somewhere in the middle, a visit from Nanny, well checks for the girls, and finishing up my current school term. Yowza, it's gonna be a busy month. So there will be lot lots more to come.
Photos are forthcoming. Thank you to all of you who helped to make my Little Man's 1st birthday a special one.
1 comment:
The webcam was great! I loved being able to watch the whole experience. Can't wait to get there. It's gonna be a very busy week, but one to be filled with tons of happy memories! Thanks for making me such a special part of your family:):)!
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