Birthday Boy!

Dawson is ONE!!! I just cannot believe it. Where has the year gone? My baby has officially entered toddlerhood. To celebrate this wonderful milestone we had a bug themed birthday party on Saturday with friends and family. I found some super cute ideas online for it. Dawson had tons of fun ripping paper off his presents and I think he wanted to play with the paper more than the presents. He sure made out like a bandit though- he got a wagon (from us), play tunnel, a basketball hoop from our friends, a baby's first MP3 player from grandparents (yes you read it right), and a bounce and spin zebra (from the other set of grandparents) amongst many other things. We saved the cake for last since I knew he would be getting messy--and boy was it a good thing- he tore into his cupcake we gave him! Someone Christopher works with makes super cute cakes so for Dawson's birthday she made not one but two ladybug cakes and a dozen little ladybug cupcakes. SO cute. The only thing was the frosting was red and black and Christopher's family had pictures two hours after the party...oops. Dawson was stained pink, but after about 4 scrubs and lots of wailing, he was back to normal. Since today was his actual birthday we felt we should do a little something, so we had a family day and took him to Build a Bear to make his first bear and then we went to The Cheesecake Factory to eat (ok, so maybe that was more for us but hey, they just built one here!) They were so nice there, at the end they brought out a little ice cream sundae and sang to the birthday boy. I would have to say, it was a great first birthday for him and he is definitely a very spoiled and loved little boy. Thanks everyone :)