Tommy here...I'm a big boy now! Yesterday was my very first birthday, and boy was it FUN!
Here I am playing in my new safari tent...I'm body-slamming Monkey in this one. Grandma Norma and Papa Rick gave this to me and I love it!
Then, Mommy and Daddy surprised me with a great birthday present...my very own red wagon! I love pushing it...and when Mommy pulls me around it's pretty cool.
Next, I took my Birthday Boy balloon on a parade around the house. Look...no hands on my cart!!!
Then, Uncle Derick brought me a present...a cool Houston Astros baseball cap and some snazzy clothes to wear. Despite the look on my face, I do like my hat...and the Astros!
For dinner we celebrated at BJ's Restaurant with Uncle Brian, Aunt Lisa and my cousins. Here I take a moment to pose with Mommy & Daddy. They really can't believe it's been a whole year since I was born!
I had my favorite for dinner...mac & cheese. I don't know what they put in this stuff, but it's addictive!
To round out my great day, I got to eat my very first pizookie (cookie baked in a pizza pan with ice cream on top). They even gave me a candle to blow out.* Being one is fun!
*Mommy's note: Tommy enjoyed the pizookie SO much that he had to ride home in his birthday suit. He got chocolate absolutely everywhere!
We're experimenting with the booster seat at our family table. Tommy still has a ways to go before he's ready to eat at the table full-time, but we give him a snack or meal in his big boy seat now and then. Here Tommy enjoys Goldfish crackers and dried cranberries, one of his favorites.
And since he did so well with his snacking, we decided to be brave...a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. We won't be eating this treat outside the highchair again for quite a while, as this picture doesn't do the mess justice! Table. Elbows. Chair next to booster. Pants. Ears. Mommy. Daddy. Dog's fur.
Here he gives a big smile with Daddy. He is 30" tall and weighs 23 lbs., 6 oz. (Tommy, not Daddy!) For those keeping track, he has eight teeth now, too.
My family, all my friends and their parents sang me the Happy Birthday song and Mommy helped me blow out my candle on my Finding Nemo birthday cake. No fair giving me a trick candle, Daddy!
Then, I got to do what I do best...make a mess! I smashed cake all over the place and ate lots of frosting, too. All the sugar turned me into the Energizer Bunny!
Look at me! I got a little frosting in my eyes, so that was a bummer, but a quick dip in the pool helped wash it off and then we got back to having more fun. I can't wait to do it all again next year. Thanks for making my first birthday party so great, guys!
"How cool are my cousins to let me play their drumset!?!" Cameron teaches Tommy how to play the REAL drums...no more of those pots & pans, Mommy! Can anyone recommend a good brand of earplugs? :)
Cody takes Tommy for a swim. He loves the water!
And not to leave out Uncle Brian! These two have a lot of fun together, too.
With Daddy in front of my first attraction: It's a Small World. I got to wear a special birthday sticker all day! (Mommy put it on my back so I wouldn't eat it).
Meeting Mickey for the first time. We'll try to get video of this up on wedewer.com...he LOVED Mickey and this picture doesn't do the moment justice!
A snooze during our lunch break in the French Quarter. All the fun wore him out!
Posing with Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood. (Notice post-lunch wardrobe change...this kid loves to wear his food!)
Snuggling Eeyore.
Bouncing with Tigger.
With Mommy & Daddy in the Tiki Room. Tommy loved the singing birds, the magic fountain and the talking walls! His laugh was contagious in the crowd.
Buzz Lightyear is the coolest! We met him before going on the Autopia ride.
Tommy's first "ears" - gold for Disneyland's 50th Anniversary.
Ice cream on Main Street...what a smile!
Nine hours at Disneyland and still smiling. Here Tommy rides one last ride...the parking lot shuttle!
"Come on, Mommy. Hurry up and take the picture already...my pasta is getting cold!"