one year old!!!

Caden turned one year old on Tuesday July 23rd! Unfortunately, the birthday boy woke up with a fever (again!). Boo. He still managed to have some fun once his fever medicine kicked in.


Since his birthday didn't go quite according to plan, Zane was pretty bummed out that we didn't end up getting cupcakes that night. By Thursday, Caden's fever had broken, and he was ready to entertain grandma and grandpa who were in town for birthday celebrations.


We had a little party for Caden late Saturday afternoon with mostly grown up friends, and Zane got to invite 2 of his friends, so there was still plenty of action! The menu included sliders, "the dip", and plenty of other little kid friendly fare like fruits and crackers.


Since we weren't able to have cupcakes on his birthday, Caden tried out his first piece of yellow cake at the party. He's generally a pretty good eater, so we were not surprised that he was a fan:


And he didn't even slow down when we struck a pose for a family picture:


We all had a great time, and it was fun getting to see a lot of friends that we don't have as much time to hang out with these days! Caden partied so hard into the evening that he passed out while riding around on grandpa's shoulders:


And stayed asleep for the transfer over to me!


Since he was under the weather on his actual birthday, I attempted Caden's birthday pictures that weekend. He was not a fan, and I probably ended up with the same reaction I would have gotten from him on Tuesday anyway:





You could see his tiny bottom tooth though since he was crying (mean mama for continuing to just take pictures!):


And when I tried to get him on his belly, he was out of there!