Birthday Boy!

(So, I am still having trouble with my new memory cards taking pics in a raw format so they won't upload to the post...see the "1st Birthday" album to the right for pics from Nate's bday weekend!)

Nate turned one last week! I can't believe my little baby is on his way to toddlerhood. We had a big weekend to celebrate...we had almost all of our family in town so we had a big time! I, of course, was stressed out (even though I kept telling myself it was just a baby birthday party) but the weather was threatening my outdoor splash party! We went through a few different back up plans (to include cleaning out the garage saturday morning and covering the walls and ceilings with sheets) but in the end the rain held off until after the party and we had a nice sunny day and the kids were able to play in the pools and sandbox.

Just when I was starting to relax and enjoy the party, Nate digs in to his cake and, shortly afterwards, starts breaking out in to hives and barking and coughing. He was allergic to something in the cake...so we give him some Benedryl and his inhaler and load up the car to take him to the hospital. Luckily, by the time we started heading down our street he started smiling and his reaction started subsiding so we turned around and came home. Needless to say, he has an appointment with an allergist next week so I will keep you all posted once we know more...!

But Nate seemed to enjoy his party and he LOVED all of his gifts...he played with each and every toy and is still excited by all of his new stuff! Now I just need a bigger house to keep it all in!

The next day was Father's Day so we had a nice breakfast with our dads before they headed home, went swimming at the pool, and then Michael got to spend the rest of the evening watching golf and basketball so hopefully he had a nice day. He is such a great daddy so he deserves it!