The Birthday Bash

A few pictures from the big day:

Ryan waking up bright and early and hanging out in the Girlies' room...

Then a little rummaging through the cupboards before breakfast (we thought it would be a good b-day present to let him get into any cupboards he wanted, then keep cleaning up after him and letting him do it all over again....wait that's what we do every day! :)

On to a morning nap...aww, he is sooo sweet...

Ahhh, lunchtime....he's been waiting for this!

Cherries, veggie chips, and the "forbidden until he's 1" peanut butter and HONEY sandwich....in teensy tinsey pieces.  He loved it!

He finally got dressed...nothing like hanging around in your jammies until the afternoon!  Ryan found the ear buds to my phone and thought they were the greatest things for a while.

And here he is helping me with his b-day cake.  He got to lick the buttercream frosting beaters...lucky!

Voila! 

Gotta play with the balloons for a while too...

This birthday stuff is exhausting!  Two big naps in one day!?  That's just not like him! :)

Now we're ready to party...check out the camo jeep pinata.  Way cool.

Pizza for dinner...yum!

Ryan was not too keen on the pinata.  He especially disliked the "whack!" sound of the bat hitting it.  Maybe next year...luckily Nathan had a blast with it!

Presents...now things are looking up!

Loving it...

Still loving it...

And now, what we've all been waiting for....drumroll, please...

the cake!

I think he wasn't sure why we were letting him just dig his fingers into it.

Okay, we've got the bib on...go for it!  (Notice Aimee's hand on his neck.  I think she's ready to shove his face into it, if we'd have let her...)

Hmmm....a spoon works much better...

Now that's the way Ryan likes to party!

Happy Birthday, cutie boy....what a fun day!