zero no longer...

My boy is a one-year old! Sure, technically at 7:51pm today, Zane joined the one-year club. But, all day, he has been treated like a king. From being awoken in the morning (a beautiful sunny day I might add, just like the day he was born!) by a singing "Happy Birthday" card from his grandparents to smashing his first sugar-loaded cake (picture below) into his mouth with one big grab of his hands (picture above), it's been a good day for the little man. I get a little wistful knowing my boy will never be "zero" again and he is growing up faster than we ever thought possible, but also excited at all the possibilities he has ahead of him in his life (whether professional sports-related or not). I'm so proud of that little guy. And I'm proud of his tireless mom too, who spent the better part of this week preparing for his 1st birthday party (and weeks prior researching!). She even stayed up till 3:30am this morning to finish his cake so it would be perfect for him. We're lucky to have her in our lives!

-Dad


P.S. Note from mom: Our baby is a year old!!! Zane had a pretty good week with a few rough patches due to the big classroom switch at daycare, but it sounds like he's loving the extra outside time. He even got to break in his new rain pants for the first time - a must-have for all PacNW toddlers. It's hard to believe that he's moving into the toddler stage! And we now know that he likes cake. A LOT. He devoured his whole smash cake. Then chased it with some water from a sippy, and then proceeded to down a bunch of blueberries. I think it's safe to say his appetite is totally back.

I'm glad we took tons of pictures of Zane's first year - he's changed so much in such a short amount of time. I know this next year will bring many more adventures and more daily changes... which means even more pictures :) "ba-bye" for now...