Birthday Party!!

Today we celebrated Declan's first birthday with family and friends! He had a great party and loved every minute. Daddy and I worked most of Saturday decorating cupcakes, making treats, and cleaning! Today Declan took his nap right on time so he'd be a happy guy for his friends.

Great Nana, Uncle Todd, Grammy and Papa were the first to arrive. We got Great Nana settled in her wheel chair after looking at all the decorations.

Declan's friends began arriving and started making their party hats! 

Next we played pin the tail on the sock monkey! It was a big hit with the kids. 

 When the Seahawks game took a break we sang happy birthday and had cupcakes!

After we got this mess cleaned up, it was time to open presents. Declan was very happy to receive many great gifts: blocks, stacking cups, an Alaska hat and bear, a monster truck, books, pajamas, a tricycle, a red wagon and more. 

After opening presents, we had more treats, played, and made sock monkey puppets. It was a fantastic party! 

All of the kids! 

Month 11~ Trysha Photos

Here's Declan's 11 month photos from Trysha. Once again they are just amazing. What a blessing Trysha has been in our lives to capture our sweet baby every month of his first year.

Check out my new teeth!! 

This is my Great Nana's suitcase

Happy Halloween!

Declan had a very busy Halloween! In the morning we played and made frosting for his birthday party cupcakes. He even got to try some! He loved it. Then we headed off to swimming lessons. Declan is getting to be a great little swimmer. He doesn't mind having his head in the water at all now! When I put his head under, he looked up at Grammy and she clapped for him. He clapped right back at her. We also practiced blowing bubbles and floating on his back.

After swimming, we went to Great Nana's as usual, except Declan wasn't Declan, he was a sock monkey! He looked really cute in his costume from his Grammy. He rang the doorbell to trick or treat Great Nana. She had a special Halloween pumpkin sock monkey for Declan.  Carolyn Wexler joined us for cookies. She wanted to see Declan all dressed up for trick or treat.

Great Nana and the Sock Monkey 

Carolyn and the Sock Monkey 

Declan was all worn out after visiting Great Nana, but we weren't done yet! We wanted to visit Papa in costume as well. He got a 10 minute snooze on the way over. 

Declan wasso tired at Grammy and Papa's house that he kept laying on the carpet at the end of our visit. We packed up and headed home for a nap. Daddy got home and we had a short break from the rain. We went down our street to trick or treat at a few houses. The rain started up again and we headed for home. Declan was thrilled with all of his candy. He looked and looked at in his pumpkin. We fed him his dinner and he got to try a junior mint, which he loved. Then it was time for pj's and off to bed. 

Riding off to trick or treat

Home from trick or treating and a little bit wet! 

In the morning he couldn't wait to to pull out all the candy in his pumpkin and look at it again. He really liked holding his sucker. I guess it's good that he doesn't know what candy is so he's not mad that he doesn't get any!

Checking out his candy in the morning.