Happy Birthday Adam!

Is it really true? Is it really possible that this once 7lb 6oz newborn baby is now a monstrous one-year-old? I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. It seems to get worse the older you get. Well, Adam is officially a toddler now. I can no longer refer to him as the stinkiest baby of all time. He is the stinkiest toddler now. His birthday was so much fun. Mom and Dad came out for the weekend and Adam had a wonderful time showing off his new skills, such as pulling all the pots and pans out of the cabinet, climbing up and down the stairs with grace, and of course taking a few steps all by himself (which he first did when Mom and Dad were here).

Despite a runny nose and a bad cough, Adam was in relatively good spirits for his birthday. We had a joint birthday party with our neighbors, the Hallows. Their son Barec (Adam's best little friend) turned one on Thanksgiving Day. We invited all of their other little friends from church and it was a bit of a madhouse. We bought tiny little pilgrim hats for all the kids. Juliana and I made cupcakes for everyone but the Adam and Barec got giant cupcakes with special candles that spelled their names. Unfortunately there was a bit of crying from Adam when I put the pilgrim hat on his head and we starting singing happy birthday, but all was well as soon as he starting eating the cupcake. The mess he made was rather impressive.

Adam says Thank you for all the wonderful presents. He now has a completely new stash of toys and clothes. We wish you all could have been here to celebrate with us. Now we wait to see if we can survive the coming year. We'll let you know next November.