Happy Birthday Jack!

Our baby boy turned one yesterday (*sniff *sniff). We feel so blessed that he was surrounded by family and friends. He was such a good boy. He took a 2 hour nap before the party and woke in such good mood and ready to party!!

At a year old he has added some more words to his vocabulary. He now calls our dog by her name 'Iss-zee' (Izzy), and his newest word is 'uh-oh!' He still hasn't taken those first steps, but is close. He will cruise around in his walker and if we hold his hands he will walk, but I don't think he has that self-confidence to do it alone. He loves to mimic us. He will make a kissy face back at you, clap his hands, etc. He has also learned to shake his head no, although he will shake i when he means yes as well!

We discovered that Jack loves balloons and our dog is petrified of them!

In honor of Jack's love of dogs, his party was a puppy theme.

My mom use to make us a birthday poster of whatever we were into that year. I wanted to start that tradition with Jack.

One of Jack's buddies, Carter came to his party.

Jack showing Carter how to work his toy.

Jack did surprisingly well with opening gifts. He got a little antsy towards the end because he wanted to play with all his new toys. :)

Of course he loved playing with the tissue and wrapping paper!

Thanks everyone for all the great gifts!

Jack's birthday cake that a co-worker of mine made.

This was Jack's first experience eating cake or anything really sweet. Not quite sure what to think of it...

Starting to get into it a little more...

Using both hands now...

I think he liked it!!!

Carter using a different technique to eat his piece.

Jack is such a good sharer
Want some Nonno?

Unfortunately, my memory card was full, so this video isn't too long, but it definitely shows Jack's new found love for cake!

Happy Birthday Jack-a-roo!