Kaden's 1st Birthday

All the planning, spending, and decorating was totally worth seeing the smiles on my baby boy's face at his 1st birthday party! He was in a great mood the entire time, and totally dug into his "Birthday Cupcake"! I'm pretty sure he ate almost all of it!  It was awesome!

After his birthday party I remembered why I do not like to do birthdays at the house... they totally wear me out!  I was so exhausted by the time everyone left and we got things cleaned up... I just wanted to lay on the couch and do NOTHING!  Don't get me wrong- I LOVE having the family over to celebrate my babies, but I'm not sure there's anything more tiring than planning a party, buying everything for a party, making sure your house is clean for the party, decorating for the party, entertaining during the party, then cleaning up after the party!  However- his party was super cute, and it was all worth it!!  I will say though... it will probably be Chuck E Cheese next year! :)

Kaden wasn't too interested in all his presents... he really seemed more interested in the boxes and tissue paper- go figure!  He did really like the weeble wobble one that Jen & Matt got him... Mak really liked it, too! (Thanks Jen & Matt for causing tension in the house! ha! ;)  Both boys have been fighting over it since Sunday!  Kaden tries to play, and Mak takes the weeble wobble away, Kaden screams, grabs it back, Mak says no, takes it back... and the pattern continues!  He also really appreciates all the clothes and shoes he got!  A BIG thank you to Ms. Lisa- the shoes you got him he can't seem to manage to get off his feet- it's amazing!! I can keep shoes on him for longer than 2 minutes now! 

Mak did really well overall at the birthday party.  I was worried there would be more jealousy and what not, but he handled it pretty well.  I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that he got a few  presents himself thanks to Grammie and Grand!  He also had his fair share of cupcakes.  I'm pretty sure he ate the tops off a total of 4 cupcakes on Sunday!  I limited him to two at the birthday party... he apparently didn't think that was enough.  That evening I was in the bathroom and Duane was doing something with Kaden, and I realized I hadn't heard Mak in awhile.  I walked around the house, then heard some snickering in the kitchen... that little toot managed to break open the gate somehow, and steal two more cupcakes off the table.  I caught him after he had already eaten the top off of one, and he was working on the 2nd.  I couldn't help but laugh and grab the camera!  ~   His dad took care of the discipline on that one (Mak had already been told no to having more cupcakes!).   Anyway- fun day celebrating K's first year of life!  Can't believe how fast time is flying~