Happy First Birthday (Party), William!!
As my mother-in-law pointed out, it is hard to believe that he is one already because it feels like he just got here! And truth be told, he still has four more days until he reaches the big 1. We didn't want to wait until next weekend for his party since that would be really close to Christmas so today it was.
We were actually a little concerned that no one would show up. Our area was under a winter weather advisory. We were expected to get a "wintry mix" which would consist of rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This was not good particularly since most of our guests had a bit of a distance to travel to get here. We ran around this morning picking up the cake and some other food we needed. Then while the kids were napping we did some cooking and decorating. Just as we finished setting up the party, about an hour prior to start time, snow started falling. It was falling fast!
The first people to arrive were some men from Verizon, telling us all about their new services to our area. They wouldn't leave! They got here about 20 minutes before the party was to kickoff and they were still hanging out in our living room talking to Greg when the guests started to arrive. Finally it was those with invitation only in attendance.
So of course it was great to see some friends we haven't seen for awhile and just have the family together. William got lots of great presents that Marcus was way more interested in than William was. William mostly enjoyed the wrapping paper.
Personally I was most excited about all the new books that William got. We spend so much of our day reading around here that I am getting really tired of reading the same books over and over again. Finally! Some new ones to add to the mix.
Okay, enough stalling. On to what you really wanted to see. Here they are - pictures of William enjoying his cake.
First, the cake prior to any destruction.
The place that we got our cake provides a free "smash cake" for first birthdays so William got his own cake to eat and the rest of us ate the Steelers cake. The colors in the smash cake icing were obviously very bold.
The first taste was pretty good.
So, he had a little more...
Lots of other stuff has been going on around here too but I just haven't had a chance to write about it. So here it goes, quickly hopefully...
1. Melissa and Grant came over to get their massive cookbook order. The idea was that Grant could play with my kids but Grant decided that sitting in his mommy's lap was better. Eventually he and Marcus did start chasing each other around, but this was just as they were trying to leave.
2. William had to get a couple of shots. He barely flinched. It was absolutely more traumatic for me than it was for William.
3. We had a play date Friday morning at the mall play area. We met up with this great woman who has a 3 year old biological son and a 15 month old daughter who was adopted from Guatemala. Then all the kids rode the little Santa train in the mall. I didn't have my camera with me so I attempted to use my phone camera. This was the best I got.
This was after the ride was over. William had kinda sunk down a bit by the end of the ride. After the choo-choo train came to a stop, we headed to the food court to grab a bite to eat with this other family.
4. My sister and her family came over Friday night since they weren't able to make it to William's party. We ate pizza and played and had a good old time. It was the first time that William got to meet his Uncle Randy. They got along just fine.
5. We got an email from William's foster family. I was so happy to hear from them! William's foster father gave us his email address and I emailed them shortly after we arrived home and included some pictures. His foster father couldn't wait to share them with his wife. He said that his whole family is really missing William but they are also happy that he is in good hands and is loved. I am hoping that we can keep some contact with his foster family, sending them pictures periodically and giving them updates. I know how important William was to them and I know how important they are to me for taking such wonderful care of my little boy.
6. We just found out that friends of ours who have been trying to bring their little girl home from Guatemala for quite some time now are coming home next week. The little girl is the one who is pictured in an earlier entry taking William for a ride in her car. Yay!!
We were actually a little concerned that no one would show up. Our area was under a winter weather advisory. We were expected to get a "wintry mix" which would consist of rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This was not good particularly since most of our guests had a bit of a distance to travel to get here. We ran around this morning picking up the cake and some other food we needed. Then while the kids were napping we did some cooking and decorating. Just as we finished setting up the party, about an hour prior to start time, snow started falling. It was falling fast!
The first people to arrive were some men from Verizon, telling us all about their new services to our area. They wouldn't leave! They got here about 20 minutes before the party was to kickoff and they were still hanging out in our living room talking to Greg when the guests started to arrive. Finally it was those with invitation only in attendance.
So of course it was great to see some friends we haven't seen for awhile and just have the family together. William got lots of great presents that Marcus was way more interested in than William was. William mostly enjoyed the wrapping paper.
Personally I was most excited about all the new books that William got. We spend so much of our day reading around here that I am getting really tired of reading the same books over and over again. Finally! Some new ones to add to the mix.
Okay, enough stalling. On to what you really wanted to see. Here they are - pictures of William enjoying his cake.
First, the cake prior to any destruction.
The place that we got our cake provides a free "smash cake" for first birthdays so William got his own cake to eat and the rest of us ate the Steelers cake. The colors in the smash cake icing were obviously very bold.
The first taste was pretty good.
So, he had a little more...
Lots of other stuff has been going on around here too but I just haven't had a chance to write about it. So here it goes, quickly hopefully...
1. Melissa and Grant came over to get their massive cookbook order. The idea was that Grant could play with my kids but Grant decided that sitting in his mommy's lap was better. Eventually he and Marcus did start chasing each other around, but this was just as they were trying to leave.
2. William had to get a couple of shots. He barely flinched. It was absolutely more traumatic for me than it was for William.
3. We had a play date Friday morning at the mall play area. We met up with this great woman who has a 3 year old biological son and a 15 month old daughter who was adopted from Guatemala. Then all the kids rode the little Santa train in the mall. I didn't have my camera with me so I attempted to use my phone camera. This was the best I got.
This was after the ride was over. William had kinda sunk down a bit by the end of the ride. After the choo-choo train came to a stop, we headed to the food court to grab a bite to eat with this other family.
4. My sister and her family came over Friday night since they weren't able to make it to William's party. We ate pizza and played and had a good old time. It was the first time that William got to meet his Uncle Randy. They got along just fine.
5. We got an email from William's foster family. I was so happy to hear from them! William's foster father gave us his email address and I emailed them shortly after we arrived home and included some pictures. His foster father couldn't wait to share them with his wife. He said that his whole family is really missing William but they are also happy that he is in good hands and is loved. I am hoping that we can keep some contact with his foster family, sending them pictures periodically and giving them updates. I know how important William was to them and I know how important they are to me for taking such wonderful care of my little boy.
6. We just found out that friends of ours who have been trying to bring their little girl home from Guatemala for quite some time now are coming home next week. The little girl is the one who is pictured in an earlier entry taking William for a ride in her car. Yay!!
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