Birthday Whirlwind

(The morning of CR2's 1st Birthday)

I feel like we celebrated CR2's first birtday for a whole week. What a whirlwind of emotions and fun. To say we were busy all week is an understatement. CR's mom drove in late Tuesday night. Wednesday morning (actual birthday) we had muffins, opened gifts and welcomed Gramma into town. I had to go into work Wednesday afternoon, and met the fam for dinner that evening. Thursday was CR2's 1st day of Wee School MMO (more to come later), followed by a 1 year check-up at the doc's office. We then drove to the lake Thursday night and prepared for the birthday weekend.

From the morning of his actual birthday to the weekend birthday party at the lake I feel like I logged about 4 - 5 hours of sleep per night. Sooo many thoughts were running through my head...What do I need to have prepared for today? How am I going to cram everyone in the lake house? What will be on the birthday menu? To make or order the birthday cake? Is my child really turning 1?

In the end everything turned out perfect, just as my husband so calmly told me it would. I am already nuts but if it wasn't for CR I would probably be locked in a rubber room. ha!

Lake pics will be featured soon :)

Love to you all!

JP

Happy 1st Birthday CR2

Dear Charlie,

I love when you belly laugh

I love the fat rolls on your legs

I love those big brown squinty eyes

I love your button nose

I love your strawberry blonde hair

I love your big hugs

I love your wild demeanor

I love your cute little smirky smile

I love dancing to Bob Marley with you in the morning

I love our trips to the pool

I love squished blueberries all over your face

I love when you high five, clap, "snap", and raise the roof

I love the sound of your bare feet running on a tile floor

I love how you "talk" to Mickey Mouse and Elmo

I love your sloppy kisses

I love how you adore your daddy

I love cuddling with you at night and seeing your bright smile in the morning

But most of all I love that you are mine! I am so proud of the little boy you are becoming!

Happy first birthday to the joy of my life!

Love, Mommy

Enjoy CR2's year in pictures:

P.S. - I love how there are tears running down my face right now! ha

Love to you all!

JP

Hakuna Matata

CR and I have quite the extensive movie collection, and we are so excited to start sharing the classics with CR2! We decided to start with Disney classics... lots of color, music, and animals. What better than "The Lion King". Sure he only lasted about 30 minutes, but he sure was cute during the opening song "The Circle of Life".

CR2's stuffed lion "Glugg Glugg" sure does resemble Mufasa. He really enjoyed watching "Glugg Glugg" on T.V.

Can you feel the love tonight?

JP

Did Somebody Make Shooshie???

"Don't mind me"

"I'm just doing my business under the kitchen table"

Gross but funny!

Love to you all!

JP

Pictures from Lake Arrowhead

On Sunday morning CR and Poppins headed out for an early morning round of golf at Lake Arrowhead Golf Course, just north of Canton, GA.

CR2 and I headed that way later in the morning to meet CR and Poppins for lunch. What a georgous part of North Georgia!

Enjoy!

Love to you all!

JP

Say Cheese!

OK, so most people who know me know that I have a very squinty smile. I get this from my father. Maybe it's the high cheek bones, maybe its the shape of my eyes??? Anyhow, CR2 has been cursed with the squinty eye smile as well.

CR2 loves to pose for the camera...take a look at his new look. Shall we call it "Squinty Steele"? What a cheese ball!!!

I am beginning to wonder if I will ever photograph those beautiful brown eyes again?!?

Love to you all!

JP