Party Time

We celebrated Charlie's 1st birthday today with our families. We decided to keep the party small so that we could enjoy ourselves, and boy am I glad we did. Charlie was a bit overwhelmed by all of the attention. Luckily, we had plenty of people to try to keep him in good spirits. He is certainly a very loved little man!



Charlie got some fun new toys and LOTS of books to read. Like most kids, he was a bit more interested in the boxes and envelopes than he was in the actual gifts. After gifts, it was time for cake. The poor thing was terrified when everyone starting singing "Happy Birthday" to him. All was forgiven when we cut him a piece of cake. After a few seconds of hesitation, he dove right in and ended up picking the entire piece up and shoving it in his mouth. He LOVED his cake and would have eaten the whole piece if we would have let him. Watching him eat the cake was by far the best part of the party. He was so happy and could not wipe the look of delight off of his face.



Here are some of the pictures from the big day. I had a hard time keeping up with the camera and the birthday boy at the same time. Fortunately, Charlie's aunties are like the paparazzi, so I will have plenty of pictures from them.

Birthday Decorations

Birthday Lunch and Cake

Giddy-Up Grandaddy

It's my birthday, Grandma!

Grandpa and Auntie M make great play pals.

Look at all of Charlie's loot!

This stuff is the best!

Hip, Hip, Hooray for cake!!!