Birthday Boy

We had a BIG celebration for Tyler's birthday yesterday. We had a great turnout with so many family and friends that came - About 50 adults and 15 kids! That's A LOT for our little house but I am praising God for the cool weather he gave us. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I had been checking the forecast all week. On Monday, the projected temperature for Saturday said 97 degrees. Saturday's forecast kept getting lower and lower throughout the week and what did it end up being?? 85!!!! It was gorgeous!!! The wind did pick up a bit as the day went on but it was tolerable and we were able to use our backyard.

We BBQ'd hamburgers and hot dogs. The kids loved the jumphouse that we rented for the day - It was a hit and kept them entertained the entire time. Tyler LOVED LOVED LOVED his cake. He devoured the thing! That was the highlight of my night just watching him dig in and eat it up. I didn't really expect anything less but it was so darn cute!

The night went by so fast! I've been thinking of that day for months and it was all over so quickly. Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated Ty's 1st Birthday. And also to those to drove in from out of town to be here. We love you!


* Here was his invitation - He's my little monkey.
The costume here also doubles as his Halloween costume in a few weeks : ) *

* I found a similar idea for this banner on a blog. It showed 13 pictures (birth and then each month of his first year) It turned out super cute! *

* Me, Micheal & Katie *

* The Jumper *
* Auntie Lolo and Ty *
* The Great Grandmas *
* Tyler trying out his new slide toy *
* The Birthday Boy *
* Tyler's Cake *
* The Big Cake *
* Mama and Ty - The wind was blowing my hair ALL day! *
* "Happy Birthday to you..." *
* "Mmmmmm" *
* Digging in... *
* "I Love Cake!" *
* The Aftermath *
* Opening gifts - "Thank you everybody!" *
Lots of new toys!
* And Dad 's excited about the toys too! *
* Happy Birthday Tyler. We Love You! *