Nolan's 1st Birthday!

So, Nolan turned 1 yr old on June 23! I can't believe it! My baby is growing up. I guess that's what happens...Anyhow, it was a good day. Nick asked to go to work at little late that day so he could spend some time with the birthday boy. It was nice to have him home. We miss him a lot during the day. Anyhow, here's a picture of our little man first thing in the morning at breakfast!

He's usually just such a good kid for us. Always so good with the smiles. We are so luck to have this little man!

Nolan's Nana (Nick's Mom) sent him a fun little basket with cookies and balloons. Nolan didn't care much for the cookies, but the balloons were so much fun for him. He loved them. He just played with them all day. Thanks Nana!

We had Nolan's Birthday party the next Saturday on the 27th. We decided to go to the park and grill some hamburgers and hotdogs for the occasion. This way we would have plenty of room for our very large family. Good call on our part, and the day was so nice for his party!

I made some monkey cakes for my little monkey. I think they turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. I made banana cake with chocolate frosting. So delicious. My cousin Brandi also made a fondant cake to practice for her wedding! It turned out great, and it was super yummy and moist. Mine was a little dry compared to hers :(.

Nolan swinging with his Nana!

Me and Nolan hanging out!

The cake after Nolan got to it! He didn't rip it apart as you would have thought. He kinda just poked at it for a while. He did finally rip an ear off, so that's good, right?

Nolan and Uncle Dougie! So sute!










Most of Nick's family and mine were there at the park to celebrate, so it was a very special day. We are so lucky to have such a great family. We are blessed!