as promised: birthday party pics

Yes, I'm finally posting some pictures from Christian's birthday party. The good news is I waited so long that I now have more to choose from. He and two neighborhood pals all turned one within three weeks of each other so we had quite the celebration for our three cute birthday boys.

the invitation (courtesy of Miranda's amazing skills)

the birthday boys: Liam, Christian, Milo

sporting their cool birthday shirts

not sure what all the fuss is about...

posters displayed a few favorite pics during their first year on earth

beautiful party hats, made by Erin

the eating/drinking/snacking station

Shane spent most of the party pushing Christian around in this car

funny how each dealt with their doughnut differently...

sweet boy and his demolished doughnut (he did finally taste it and realize it was good)

the partiers and the party planners

as promised: birthday footage

We took a lot of video and pictures on Christian's big day. Unfortunately, half of them are on other people's cameras so I have some gathering to do. Here's some raw footage:

Cake time. We did sing. Luckily Grandma Larsen got that part on camera. This is the aftermath.

All-time favorite gift..? Just might be. Not sure how we'll top it.

teaser: christian's one-year photo shoot

we just got a glimpse of a few "teaser" pics from christian's one-year photo shoot and i thought i'd share a couple. this kid totally cracks us up and danelle empey did a great job capturing his fun personality. can't wait to see the rest!

{christian's GQ pose...not sure how/when he did this but she caught it}

his birthday is actually tomorrow (thursday, april 8). my, the year sure has flown. i'm kind of in denial that my baby is really a very capable, sweet and stubborn little boy.