The Unthinkable!

Well it happened, the baby turned ONE despite my pleading for him to stay a tiny baby.

Here's the traditional balloon that each kid gets on their birthday morning (but only one because he's only 1).

And he loved this balloon.

But it wouldn't last long....

Thanks a lot brothers for punching a hole in my birthday balloon:(

Well that was a fun 15 minutes.

     Now on to the actual birthday celebration with CHOCOLATE CAKE!!

Home made cake or Costco's 4 layer chocolate cake? What a dilemma.

4 layer cake hands down.  Let someone else do all the work.

Happy 1st birthday McClane, ENJOY!!

And enjoy he did!!

I think he enjoyed his cake and he also had fun with a lot of his guests, some who came from quite far away.

Here's Grandma with cousin Lydia Kmetzsch and Uncle Justin holding baby Shae Atkinson and Aunt Camille in the background.

Here's cousin Lydia again coming to get McClane.

And here's McClane trying to get a finger in Lydia's mouth.

Here's cousin Etta Kmetzsch.  How cute are those boots?!

And Brock is showing off his dance moves for Etta.

Then it was time for a gift or two.

Is it Christmas or my birthday!?

That's suppose to be for McClane Kayli, not you.  Silly girl.

And a fun train of "Kids".

They loss their caboose and I might add, Etta was not happy when her Dad was left in the dust.

And of course we can't forget the fun birthday cards from Grandma's and Grandpa's.

And the cash that will go right towards his mission fund.  Thanks everyone.

So that wraps up McClane's 1st birthday celebration.  I have some darling videos of him eating his cake and walking but they're all from my phone video and they don't transfer well to the computer so you'll just have to trust me that they're cute. 

Happy birthday "Twain", we love you!!