1st Birthday

Brayden turned 1 last week, it is so hard to believe that he is now a toddler.  We feel so blessed to be able to call him ours.  He has such a sweet  personality and is so much fun.

We started the celebration on his actual birthday the 12th.  The immediate family headed to Joe's Farm Grill.  Out families went there after I had him last year when they left the hospital. I thought since we "weren't invited" last time, we would all go this year.  It was a beautiful night and as always, great food.  We even had some cake.  We practiced blowing out the candle and he did it the first time, he said more and wanted to do it again so we lit it, however, he leaned to close put it out with his head and cried. :-(  You can see the hot wax and red spot on his head in the picture.

 I have included lots of picture for all to enjoy.

Then on Saturday we had a safari family and friends party at our house.  It was a way to celebrate and thank all those important people in our lives during this first year of his life.  Such a great day.

I should mention that Jason, my dad, and my FIL spent the Saturday before, when it was in the 40's and raining, laying pavers for our new patio.  They worked 13 hours and it turned out beautiful.