Ryan you get to have two birthday parties!! You must be one special little boy. We went to Edmond to celebrate with Great-Granddad and Great-Grandmother, Uncle Rory (who shares your birthday week with you) and Aunt Ryn, Logan and Jennifer, and Lacey and Quaid.
We all had lunch together and Great-Grandmother made your birthday cake for you. She used a heart-shaped tin that has been around a long long time. Great-Granddad used it for his first birthday cake, Pops used it for his, and Daddy used it for his. What a great tradition!!!
Great-Grandmother decorated it with candy corn and you liked the way those looked. Unfortunately those were a little too hard, so we had to take them off. You mostly ate the frosting. But you thought it was oh so yummy!
We went back to Grandma and Pops' house and they gave you your birthday presents. You got two great books, and a ball popper to push around when you learn to walk better. Thank you Grandma and Pops!
We had your birthday party at home about a week and a half after you birthday so that we could invite our friends Ryan and Katie Rowten to come. Katie made you birthday cake and did a FANTASTIC job. I told her a long time ago that I wanted her to do your cake and that I wanted it to be giraffe. We added the idea of you having a individual shoe to eat later.
We invited friends and family to come, because to us they're all family. Here's who came to your First Birthday Party; Both sets of grandparents, Uncle Doug and Stone, Uncle Nic and his girlfriend, the Loneys, the Moellers, and Heather and Madelyn Smith. We all had lots of fun playing with balloons on the floor.
You loved opening all of your presents. You got lots of great books to read and a couple great videos to watch!!
We stripped you down to your diaper to eat you cake. I didn't think it would be very fun to get blue icing out of your white shirt.
We sang "Happy Birthday" to you, and I sat the cake in front of you. When I said the word "eat" you took a pinch of icing and tasted it. You decided it was really good and dove right in using both of your hands to shovel in the sweetness. We let you go for a while and you didn't take any breaks. You made such a MESS!!! It was so fun, though, watching you.
We had to take you to the tub to rinse you off. You were covered in blue icing!!
To the bath you must go!
We were all so thankful for our family and friends that came to celebrate with us. Without them and the power of our almighty God you wouldn't be here. We love you, my dear, sweet boy!
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