Here are the boys with Grant's decorations. Samuel helped me with everything that you see here and he did such a great job! He was super excited to get things ready for his brother. And the day before Lillie and I spent some time preparing the art you see on the wall. She also made similar "GRANT" letters that she hung on the mantle. She was also really excited to get things ready for him!
This is the one and only time Grant wore this party hat. He's usually so good with hats, but with these he would scream and cry hysterically if he even saw one so they had to be put away.
Grant's first cake made by mom. I had a lot of fun doing this one and L and S really liked it. I have a feeling that the "personal cake" might be a theme for the rest of the year!
My sister Allison with all the decorations
Grant was not super interested in the present opening but thankfully I had Samuel as a wonderful helper. I did warn him however that this is most likely the only year he will ever be able to do this for Grant!
Here is Grant with the walker/ride-on lion that Tim and I got for him. This was taken after he ate cake hence the onesie and matted down hair. He does love this thing though!
Cake time! It took about 30 seconds of prodding the frosting before he finally dug in but then he enjoyed himself. I think he ate/crumbled about a third of it before he was done.
Happy birthday buddy, I love you and I love being your mom!
Happy Family!
Year One recap:Favorite things to do:
Play in the refrigerator
Use anything and everything for a walker
Sneak into the bathroom and unroll the t.p.
Be chased by Lillie and Samuel
Crawl under Lillie's bed
Be outside
Jump in his jumparoo
Write on the credit card machine at the checkout (absolute favorite! freaks out everytime I roll the cart past!)
Drive his Little Einsteins steering wheel
Baths in the big bathtub with Samuel
Tim. Tim is his favorite person in the universe!
Things He HATES!
Getting into his carseat
Baby Food
Favorite Foods:
ice-cream
avocados
bananas
scrambled eggs
yogurt
cheerios/kix
french fries
Talent:
So of course he is a genius baby as all of my children have been! But this kid is pretty awesome. All he has to do is see something one time and he's got it down. You show him where to push the button on a toy to make a sound or flip a switch on or make a sound with your mouth and he's got it for life! He was clapping at I think 6 months old, waving bye at 10 months, and a billion other imitations I can't think of! Lately he's also been trying to put his shoes on his feet, and hats on his head.
Nicknames:
Dad's: Grant-a-million
Mom's: Mr. Grant
Lillie and Samuel's: Grant Boy
Not too creative but it's just what fits him!
We love this boy and we are so glad that he came to our family! Happy Birthday Grant! And thank you to everyone who remembered him for afar!
