Grayson is 1!

Grayson is now officially one!  We celebrated in Scottsdale a few days before his birthday and then G and I flew up to see my family while J drove to Oklahoma on his actual birthday.  We were sad not to be with J on G's actual birthday but he started his new job on the 23rd so he had to drive from Arizona to Oklahoma.  We did a small family party in Sandy and then we sent J a ton of pictures so that he didn't miss out!

Since we were in the middle of a move, I kept both of his parties pretty simple. First came the party in Scottsdale with J's family and a few others.  I ordered some cute printables from Etsy to make his birthday banner and some little high chair decorations and we blew up some balloons for him to play with.  I made a simple dinner and some cupcakes.  G got to try his first cupcake and he was very hesitant at first which was funny because he eats pretty much everything.  He ended up digging in and making a pretty good mess by the end :)  He was spoiled with some cute presents and got to soak up a lot of attention so he had a good time!  G is currently obsessed with walking while holding on to someone's fingers (anyone will do as long as they will go with him) and he found that he had a lot of people willing to help him out at his party.  We had a good time and we appreciate everyone who came!  Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures with his grandparents or uncles but we loved having them there!

Birthday Decorations

Enjoying the home made mac n cheese and fruit.

This boy loves his daddy!

Opening presents- he loves books!

More presents- daddy got him this Elmo :)

First bite of frosting- not too sure about it

Liking it more

Demolished cupcake!

My best friend Jessie and her boyfriend came up to celebrate!

G and I flew in to Salt Lake at 11 pm the night before his birthday because we were soaking up as much time with daddy as possible before a two week separation.  The next day was his birthday and we had a nice very laid back day.  With three of my siblings, my parents and my grandma there, he had all the attention he could have asked for :)  Since we had just flown in the night before, I just got a Nothing Bundt Cake with a bundtlet (basically a cupcake) for G to enjoy.  I think he preferred the bakery cake over the homemade cupcakes from his Scottsdale party because he definitely dug in and made a much bigger mess!  It was so cute and we were so grateful to be able to celebrate with family!

Ready for round 2 of cake!

He went straight for the frosting on the candle!

Checking out the delicious frosting

Love my boy!

G with his Grandparents :)

Yummy, yummy!

At 1 year G:
-is about 23 lbs.  Since we are in the middle of a move he hasn't had his one year appointment yet but he is a chunk!
-is too hard to measure to see how tall he is.  He seems to be taller than most other kids his same age.
-wears size 12 months
-is OBSESSED with walking everywhere but he is still too nervous to go anywhere without our hands.  He is very good at tricking people into taking his hands (he will come up and grab your hand like he wants to hold it and then flip himself around and reach up for your other hand) and once he gets you up he will walk everywhere.  He could definitely go on his own but he is too nervous.  As soon as he gets his confidence we are in trouble!
-will slowly squat down and lower himself to the floor with complete control if you let go of his hands while he is standing or walking.
-is in to everything he can get his hands on!  If it isn't nailed down, he will do his best to discover what it is and how far he can throw it.
-LOVES Elmo.  He doesn't get to watch much tv but during the move we turned on Sesame Street a few times so that we could work on packing and he really zoned in on Elmo.
-LOVES the pool and anything with water!  He likes to splash and float in his little raft.  Even when J dunked him, he never cried.  He just sort of came up sputtering.  I'm glad that we seem to have a little fish :)
-has really fat feet that make it hard to buy shoes.  They are adorable but very chunky.
-loves to eat most anything.  He really seems to enjoy strawberries, blueberries, avocados, mac and cheese, quesadillas, yogurt and chicken.
-likes to play with balls, cars, books, blocks and Elmo.
-likes to chase dogs around even though they are usually too fast for him.  He will follow behind them saying "gog, gog, gog, gog".
-still doesn't have any teeth
-is an absolute joy in our home and the best baby that we could ask for!  We are so grateful to have this little blessing here with us.  The last year has been the best of our lives!