Party Time!

Aaron and I celebrated his birthday together at home on the 8th. I got him a small cake, which he very quickly demolished. I saved his presents for his party that weekend, but he still had the best time! I was rewarded afterward with LOTS of hugs and kisses! It was so great!

He got a call from his Aunt Jeni and cousins in Washington later that night. They sang "Happy Birthday" to him. He had the biggest smile the entire time! He also got to talk to each of them for awhile. He had a lot to say and, if I had to guess, I'm sure he was telling them all about the cake experience.

Aaron's 1st birthday party was a blast! His dad, sister and two of his brothers came. We also had lots of aunts, uncles and cousins there.

We had an Elmo theme and I had found an Elmo pinata. It was safer (for the person in charge of holding it) because it had strings that were used to break it open instead of hitting with a stick. No getting hit in the head, stomach, or, well, other places that hurt a LOT! I thought it was going to be great! And it was, until the kids started tearing him apart to get to the candy. Aaron started crying and screaming at the kids while reaching for Elmo. I was not prepared for that reaction. Poor guy!

Luckily, his cousin, Tiersa, was thoughtful enough to go in the house and get his stuffed toy Elmo, which he immediately grabbed onto and kissed and hugged with all his might. Thank you so much Tiersa!

(The pinata event was video-taped, so still pics to go with the story.)


After the candy had been gathered and the older kids were well on their way to a sugar high, we opened the gifts. Aaron got some great things from everyone and we appreciate all of them. He has already gotten quite a bit of use from everything but the clothes. There will be plenty of time for him to wear them out.

I made some punch from Kool-Aid and lemon-lime soda. The fizzies from the soda made Aaron shudder every time he took a sip, but he absolutely loved it and kept going back for more!

Then it was time for cake! Yippee! Aaron was much more careful about eating the cake, using only one hand most of the time. When he was using his other hand, it was mostly to stash away some of the cake down below...where no one will ever find it and he can sneak back for a snack later.