I'm ONE!!!

My invitation to my birthday party

(mom blurred out details for posting on blog)

Cupcakes to match

Details....

I love balloons and mommy had TONS there!

Party favors for my friends and family

Bookmark with a cute owl saying and yummy s'more owls

What's a party without a pinata?

Not too sure about this hat

Yuck...this feels weird

Nice! Right in the face and hair

I had icing in my nostrils for days!

PRESENTS!! and all my friends to help me unwrap them

I'm having so much fun!!!

Daddy gave me my first sucker and I got lots of pizza for lunch.

Could this day have gotten any better?

-Well...it's official....our Brooksy is ONE! I woke up feeling a little sad because our baby is no longer a "baby". There are so many changes and transitions coming up and I just want him to stay little!!! He is just getting so big and changing everyday. He is adding new words weekly and his new animal sound is a pig. I love it! My favorite animal sound he makes is an elephant...we worked hard at that one. He is picking up things so quickly and I'm just not ready for it yet. I know Josh is looking forward to the fun toys and games in the year ahead...but I am sad to let go of my bottle/bonding time with my Brooksy. It kills me when he looks at me asking for his "ba ba". We are down to 3 bottles a day with hopes to wean him to 2 in next few weeks or so after transitioning to milk. I am not going to push it too quickly because he is on all table foods and drinks from straw cup. (Can you tell I'm trying to hold on as long as I can?)

-We had his "owl themed" birthday party on Sunday at my parents home. Thanks to everyone who came for making his day so special. He LOVED hanging out with all the kids. He was in heaven with friends, balloons, food, balls and toys. We had pizza/breadsticks, salad, fruit, veggies, chips, cake/cupcakes, and drinks for everyone. He had fun watching the kids take swings at the Owl Pinata and even got to taste a sucker! He was not too sure of the cake and icing. He did not put any to his mouth and was quickly over the sensory overload. I was proud of him for tearing into it at least for a little bit! He then opened presents (or had help opening them) while we played a slideshow video of his first year of life. I'll try to upload it to the blog later. All that followed by the McCarroll Christmas in the evening....wow...I'm exhausted again just writing about it! He slept until 9 the next morning:)

-Again...thanks to EVERYONE for all your love and support this past year. We could not have gotten through it without you all. We have had some ups and downs...but this first year was better than I could have ever imagined. Being a mommy is one of the BEST things in life and so fulfilling. A special thanks to Josh for putting up with me the first 4 months of Brooks' life and to my mom for watching Brooks 3 days a week. I always know he is in the best hands at Grandma's house!