Devin's Parties

So Devin's first birthday has come and gone, not without some major celebrating though! We got a cake on his actual birthday, then the next day was my cousin Hannah's 16th birthday and they were having a party for her-and got a little cake for Devin and our other cousin Iris who turns 1 later this month. And then we had his big birthday bash this past weekend. It was a lot of fun, and I can't believe it's all over! My baby is not a baby anymore!! :(
So this kid has had 3 golden opportunities to get messy in cake...and he really didn't want to get messy! This child has no problem sitting in mud and eating that like it's the best delicacy ever and just being a hot mess-yet when it comes to something actually good and I want him to get messy, he gets all timid! Go figure :) So here are some-well lots-of pics from his birthday week.

Iris digs right in-no problem! We put a little icing on Devin and gets so mad at us! We had to take it off his nose and let him eat it off our finger before he stopped screaming at us ;)

Yeah, I shoved his hand in his cake...still a no go!

Well, thanks to Mom and his cousins, he got a little messy!

Family photo!

Birthday party at our house

Dan would let Devin walk a few steps and then grab him back. Devin was laughing hysterically and after a few times he would barely walk a step and then stop and wait for Dan to grab him-it was so cute!

Godfather AJ

I am pretty proud at how well the cakes turned out. I'm so grateful I did them the night before because I would not have had the time in the morning!

Singing Happy Birthday!

Not a fan of the Hat...of course...

Ok Mom, here I go...one finger!

Here Mom-I'll feed you and you get messy! :)

Oh we are reaching our limit!

Washing up :)

Present time!

Paper on his butt-so cute!

Great Grandma made pillows, quilts, and clothes for both boys...so great!

And now we can play with all the new toys!

Devin's little girlfriend Averie

Dan got in the "pool".

And he got out as soon as Micah went to get the hose!

Yay! I had a great party and I loved seeing all my friends and family!! Thanks for such a fun day :)
PS If anyone else has pics-send them! I didn't realize until after that I didn't have many of the family and other people who came...:(
Ok, so I got some pics from my Dad's camera!
Sisters

Adam, Josh, and Dan playing corn hole with Micah and Lauren

Papa, Hilary, and Daryl

Daryl getting Aiden ready to ride his bike while Grandpa takes him out around the neighborhood. We were ready to sing happy birthday when I realized Larry and Aiden were missing-Micah had to get on his bike to find them and tell them to come back!

Laura's been gone

My best friend Laura has been gone for a few weeks now visiting her friends and family. She will be gone for one more week, but at least her husband Ben was able to take some vacation time and join them for this last week. I have been "mourning" the loss of my friend being gone for so long, and my other friends have jokingly asked how I have been coping-so I figured I would show you ;)

Aiden has been missing Ally and James so much that we had to appease him by going to their house to swing on their swings.

I saw all their beautiful tomatoes growing in their garden, and I couldn't help myself...

I had to take some pictures of her gardening...it's one of the things I envy! Aiden really loved this plant and its big leaves :)

Her roses are just gorgeous!

Of course she would be able to take better pictures than I can...but I gave it a shot with my little camera I had with me!

I just decided to relax in the sun and take it all in :) Just being at her house makes me feel closer to her...haha :)

Obviously I'm joking! Of course I miss her :) But we've been keeping super busy that the time is really going by fast. I know the kids and I would have loved it if they were all here for Devin's party yesterday, but I know they're having fun, and we had lots of family and friends come to celebrate with us. And Ben told Micah that we should stop by the house and pick some tomatoes because they will just be bad by the time they get home. So I figured we'd stop by after church and pick some up so I can take them to the baby shower I'm going to today for our friend Rachel. I just thought it would be funny to show Laura how much we're enjoying her yard without them! haha :)
Oh-and by the way, Aiden did not ride the car-we just had him sit in it ;) And we picked up your papers from the driveway and put them in the back under the grill. Oh, and the chair I was sitting in-well the back cracked...I guess I have more weight to lose-lol :) And I'll be happy to replace it if you want! Miss you and can't wait to see you on Saturday!!

Happy 1st Birthday Devin!

It's happened-my baby boy has turned 1! I cannot believe that this day is here already. It truly feels like it was just yesterday I was heading off to the hospital to have him. I think I have been in denial for the past month or so, not wanting to believe that he's really growing up. I have been so excited for him to reach his milestones, not realizing that it means he's getting bigger and older every day. That he's no longer my baby boy-but my toddler boy now! It's crazy!! We have been so blessed to have him join our family. I can't help but look at my family and smile. I have a wonderful life, even with all it's twists and turns. It sure keeps us on our toes-and I wouldn't have it any other way :)
Happy Birthday Devin-I love you so much! Here are some pictures we took tonight, and I'm sure there will be more to come after his party on Saturday.

Singing Happy Birthday :)

Aiden showing Devin how to dig in.

Such a happy birthday boy :)

After much encouragement, he gets a little messy :)

Yum!

Happy Birthday big boy!!

Micah's family sent Devin a present and some balloons-so it was fun getting him to open something on his birthday. We're saving our gifts for Saturday ;)