First Birthday

 Drew's birthday was on a Thursday this year and neither of us could take the whole day off, so we took Drew out to eat for pancakes before he went to school. He loved them and felt pretty cool in his birthday outfit and party hat. I definitely think it was the start of a new tradition! 

Before we went to breakfast. I think this is my favorite picture of the two of us...

Waiting on his pancakes at Village Inn...

 

Digging in... We had an older man sitting next to us that was very impressed with Drew's appetite. He couldn't believe how much and how well he was eating. Definitely his daddy's child (maybe a little of mom there too)...

When we got to school, Drew's sweet teachers had hung a banner on the window just for him. Made my day! If you look closely you can see his name on the window and you can also see his teacher holding him in the background. 

The Saturday after his birthday, we had his monster themed birthday party. What started out as immediate family, turned into 40 family and friends! Drew is one lucky little man to have so many great people to share his first birthday with! I couldn't have been happier with how things turned out on his big day. 

I was so busy running around that day and hardly got to take any pictures, but my sweet niece took several and made sure to send them to me. Thanks Sidney!

Treats, favors and instructions for the sign in sheet...

Milestone months in pictures...

Partially complete drink table...

Sign in sheet...

Time for cake! It took him a little bit to get into it, but he wasn't interested for long. I was hoping he would go all out and dig in. Maybe next year...

This past weekend we had his one year pictures taken. I've only seen one sneak peak, but I think there are going to be some cute ones! I ordered a 3 ft. balloon from a VeryJane.com sale and picked up a smash cake at Harp's on the way. He was into that cake a little more than his actual birthday cake and towards the end, he kept trying to stick his feet into it. Ha!

Newborn and 1 year pictures...

  

What a difference a year makes! I know everyone says it, but the first year flew by! It is hard to believe I will have a 13 month old in just two days. Very excited to see what this next year will bring!