Jack's 1st Birthday

Pictures from Jack's 1st birthday party.  There are many - 

mostly because Jack is learning new expressions and I think they are adorable.  

They really show his personality, which is awesome. 

So this post is very picture heavy...I'll walk you through. 

Mommy and Jack photo before daycare - looks cute right?

Well this is what he was doing right before the pic. He has re-discovered hair pulling.
Colin caught this gem, while trying to get a smiling picture of Jack. 

I made a banner out of cardstock and (of course) glitter paper. 

The eats. Yummy thin crust pizza.

But... Jack had veggies. The crust was too hard for his 2 teeth.
"What Mom, you're eating pizza and all I get is veggies?"

Nom nom nom...
"I'm 1 and don't know what I'm missing out on."

Excited for cake and presents!

Daddy was a big help with opening presents. 

Look at his expressions in the next few photos.  So stinkin' cute!

Cheeeese!

I love this one it looks like he is giving a thumbs up. 

After presents, it was time for his own cupcake.
We sang Happy Birthday and Colin and I made a wish for Jack and blew out the candle. 

He was excited but really didn't know what to do. 

Jack played with the cupcake. 

And smooshed it everywhere...

And then he figured it out - you put it in your mouth.
Even after he tried it, he still had more fun playing with it than eating it. I think more ended up on the floor than in his mouth, as we expected.   

The 'other' cake for our guests.
Vanilla with a strawberry creme layer inside.
We had it made at the same place as our wedding cake -
The Cake Artist's Studio.  They are great to work with!  

Cute cake...that went into our tummies. 

After the party was over I could tell Jack was eyeing the balloons. 
So we let him play with them and have some fun! So cute!

After the balloons, Jack got a bath, bottle and birthday (every night) snuggles and I passed out too.
Colin got this cute picture of us that I love. 
* also sorry about my talking in the videos - I always talk through them and I don't even notice I do it until I play them back.