First Birthday

We FINALLY were able to have the kids birthday party! Dean, unfortunately, was sick and stayed in the bedroom, but we made it!! Everything worked out just great and we had a pretty big gathering of family! We are truly blessed to have so much family around us! Here we are waiting to open presents...Aubrey had some trouble staying in her bag!Spencer waits patiently...Aubrey has to be held down! :)Here we are opening presents. I did most of the opening and they just played with the toys...it was fun to watch them react to all the new toys!Some of the party-goers...I think at this point most of the opening has taken place and been cleaned up. Spencer is doing what most little guys do...playing with the boxes!More fun toys that make all kinds of noise!Aubrey got a baby doll and loved it...Spencer loved her eyes that blinked! Aubrey trying to walk with help with the new popper!Miss Aubrey with her party hat on all cleaned up after birthday cupcakes! Here is the birthday cake. Dean's sister Julie made it. It turned out so good!! Perfectly boy and perfectly girl!! We are so lucky to have such talent in the family!Waiting for the treats that they hope are coming! Spencer was really happy to be turning one...he just hides his excitement well!They started out very timid and not really sure of what to do. I put a little princess toy on her cupcake and a toy truck on Spencer's to entice them in to touching the cupcakes. She used the one finger approach...very dainty and ladylike.He used the full hand approach...why mess around was his thought!He got the job done with no problems!! He was in heaven eating the sweet treat!!This is about the messiest she got. At some point she reached over to Spencer's tray and "gave" him half her cupcake...which he ate faster than fast just in case someone was going to take it away from him!

You should always wash down your cupcake with a nice drink! :) So...all in all we had a great time watching them enjoy being the center of attention again! We missed all the family that was far away and couldn't come to celebrate with us.