Liam is ONE!

Happy Birthday to the cutest 1-year-old on the planet! Much to Granmy & Poppa's delight we ended up celebrating in Virginia. (Out of 4 grandchildren, it is the first birthday party they have been able to attend.) We celebrated day-of with some cupcakes and saved the big stuff for the weekend when more extended family could attend so ... stay tuned, more pics to come.

Love the bib: "Will smile for food"

Kind of a pitiful attempt, but oh well. The best is yet to come on Saturday, people!

I had to do some coaxing. 

After a while he was okay with it!

Messy boy!

Happy Birthday, Kitten!

Did you know that Kitten Canyon shares a birthday with my little sister??? (Kitten Canyon is a small snow leopard that Santa stuffed in Camden's stocking this year and that now goes e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e with him.) Well, it's true. Camden informed me of this the day before and told me that we needed to have a party for him, so that's what we did.

Kitten requested rainbow sherbet in place of a cupcake. Camden helped blow out the candle. Such a nice boy.

The only clean "room" in the house was -- um -- the stairway, so that's where the party was. Coincidentally, it is also an area that can be baby-gated on both ends. I blew up the balloons, and Camden taped them up along with his decorations. Streamers too!

See the gift bag? We also made Kitten some gifts out of yarn. Lucky kitty. Cute boy. Refreshments? Straight from the candy jar. Where else? All in all? A successful party.

P.S. Happy Birthday, Auntie Becka. You are 21?!!?!?!?!?!? We loooove youuuuuuu!

Liam's First Haircut

Little Liam was getting pretty shaggy. As cute as he was, when those locks reached halfway down his eyeballs, we knew we had to bring out the scissors. (So crazy to have to cut his hair before he is one! That was a new one for us.)

First thing I noticed when Trent was done and swept those bangs out of the way? Bruises on the forehead. Crawling on the hardwoods really takes its toll! Poor little guy.

Suffice it to say he was super mad about the whole ordeal.

I'm so offended you would mess with my 'do!

Afterward: Yeah, I'm pretty cute.

Hello, handsome!

All in all? Mission accomplished. Good job, Daddy. :)

11-month-old Liam