My Birthday Boy

I am now a mother of a 1 year old. So incredibly hard to believe. It feels like Preston has been with us for forever, probably because I can't imagine life with out the little bundle, but it also feel like yesterday I was meeting him for the first time.

I had been planning P's party probably since the second day he was alive. I wanted it to be a blow out, a party that he would look back in pictures and know I made it a huge deal. Well, the closer it got to the big day, the more I realized that none of that really mattered. What mattered was that he would be surrounded by the people that love him. On his actual birthday Chip took the day off and we spent family time together during the day. In the evening we went over to my parents house and had dinner. This was Preston's first time sitting at the dining room table. After dinner was over it was time for cake. Preston had never had cake before, and he is particularly picky when it comes to textures of food so I wasn't sure what he would think when it was cake time. He was definitely a fan of the cake. He took maybe five or six bites and then was done, but he enjoyed those few bites a whole lot. We all sang to him, and he LOVED it. On the video of the birthday song, there is a second where he looks at me while everyone is singing almost to make sure that everything was ok. I gave him a huge smile and he gave one back. This video will always be so special to me not only because it was his first birthday, but because of that sweet exchange the two of us had.

We then went and "opened" presents. I of corse helped, but he did have fun ripping the paper as best he could.

The day after Christmas we celebrated all the cousins birthdays with Grandma Mike, the Lee's, and the Walsh's. We had a breakfast casserole instead of cake, but it was just as good. Even though we aren't able to see our Houston family as much as we all would like, we always make the most of the time we do get to spend together.

Preston received a ridiculous amount of gifts, and he loved every single one of them. He got a ball pit, a cd player, a new truck night light, a walker, bowling pins, a trampoline, golf clubs, clothes, a tent and tunnel, nike tennis shoes, tons of books and puzzles, and the list goes on. I am so thankful for everyone who helped celebrate our sweet boys birthday, and I know he is also.