1st Birthday (four months later)

I am SO behind on posting about Alex's birthday party, it's ridiculous. Regardless, my baby boy is 1 year old. We had his birthday party in October and it was loads of fun. It was all about cowboys (and cowgirls), with pony rides and a small petting zoo.









Alex loved touching the animals...and licking their cages, but that's another story. He also thoroughly enjoyed the red velvet cake (by the amazing Jane Holmes!).











We were so excited to have so many friends and family members make it to the party. And some of the adults got in on the 'costume' action with the kids! (I took a ton of pictures, but seriously...Blogger is so super-slow on the upload feature, that you'll just have to relive those moments in your mind if you came to the party, or I'll email you some files separately. I don't have time for a nice little blog design.)










For me, the 1st Birthday is partly a celebration that Armando and I survived the first year of a new baby and all the stress that goes along with it and also a realization of how most of that stress is really insiginificant in the grand scheme of things. We are so blessed with two healthy kids that make us laugh, make us stretch ourselves to be better parents, who teach us about the beauty of simple things, and bring us such joy.

Happy (very belated) Birthday, Alex! I love you forever!!