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First Birthday!

James' first birthday is actually tomorrow, November 2, but we celebrated today. Our church is throwing a big bash tomorrow after the service and then a friend is having an adoption party (to celebrate her finalization) in the late afternoon. Since we were so busy Sunday, we threw a party today.
We have dear friends, Al and Lorrin, from church - who have adopted us! When Tobias was gone James and I spent every Saturday evening with them, and we loved it. This afternoon we had a great time celebrating James' birthday with them.
Al and James share a special moment this afternoon.

Lorrin and James played a very special rendition of Happy Birthday for us on the piano. It was unique! Lorrin made a wonderful birthday dinner for James and very special birthday cupcakes with sprinkles on top.
James really enjoyed the cupcakes.
Al and Lorrin had balloons for him, and those were a huge hit for James.
My mom bought James a tricycle that is like a stroller and tricycle hybrid. James loved it!

James received several wonderful gifts from family! Thank you for your generosity.

For Halloween we didn't do too much, but James was able to dress up at his day care. We dressed him up as a Jaguar. James looked awsome, but he was (clearly) not into the pictures.
Bond. Sweet Baby James Bond.
Tobias' sister, Crystal, is getting married next month and James is escorting Grandma Edie down the isle. We picked up the tux in honor of her wedding.
Tobias and James before Tobias left for work. James is still in his pajamas.
James and Bandit before church last week. So sweet!
Just some sweet pictures of James we wanted to share.
And since this is his one year blog post, I thought it would be appropriate to take a trip down memory lane.

James minutes old. James one day old.James' first time at home. Meeting Bandit.I think he's about a week old in this one.James and Tobias when James was just days old.

It's been an amazing year. We are so thankful for James. He is such a special kid.

Comments

Marthaa said…
He looks so happy! What a wonderful birthday party - looks like quite an action packed event for a 1-year-old. How sweet of Al and Lorrin to do it for him!! And I loved the one year retrospective :) You can really see what an amazing transformation!

Marth :)
November 1, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Debby said…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LITTLE GUY. HE'S SO SPECIAL AND VERY LOVED BY ALL. THANKS FOR THE BLOGS. YOU DO A GREAT JOB ON IT. I SEE HE'S LEARNING TO PLAY THE PIANO ALSO!!!
THAT BIKE WILL HELP HIM LEARN TO RIDE REAL QUICK. TIME FLIES.
November 2, 2008 at 12:15 PM
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