Jacob's First Birthday

Jacob spent the morning playing with his sister. This just barely started happening. She normally freaks out if he goes into her room. But she actually let him play inside her Rose Petal Cottage! It was super cute. (It's not a very good photo, though.)

Jacob's cousin Chase gave him this cute stuffed kitten. It had been Chase's very favorite stuffed animal when he was a bit younger. Isn't that the sweetest thing ever? (Grace seems excited about it. See her mouth at the top of the photo?) He got his first real boy toy. A dump truck. He loved it.

It even came with a little guy. We named him Buff because he looks just like him.Of course every toy must be examined by mouth.Cousin Nicholas really wanted to play with Jacob's new dump truck. Poor kid. Birthday parties must really suck when they're not your own. Some other kid is getting all these great new toys and you have to watch, but you can't play with any of it. Well, I guess that's why they invented party favors. (Too bad I didn't get any for this party.) And he needed to ride in his truck. He fits in it perfectly.He totally reminds me of his dad in this picture. He's already interested in the technical parts of vehicles.

Time for Birthday Cake. We had angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream. Jacob took one look at it and decided what he wanted. The strawberries.He tossed the cake on the floor.He at the whole berry, stem and all.Guess he realized that part wasn't very good.He looks drunken with berries. And a bit sleepy.Yep, definitely sleepy.

And at the end of the day, his favorite thing was a huge cardboard box. Typical.

Happy Birthday little kiddo.