Simons 1st Birthday Photo Shoot

 If you live in our area and decide you'd like some pictures made professionally, look up Stephanie Finch-Hicks. She always does such a great job! I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

Simon Turns One!!!

July 2, 2012 came all too quickly for us. I never understood what other parents meant when, enjoy them while you can, time flies. Boy, were they right! I have to admit, it took me several months to plan this birthday bash, but it came together pretty well I must say. Our theme for birthday number 1 was Dr. Seuss. We had yummy food and a beautiful cake thanks to Casey's Cakes out of Hull, GA. Family and close friends were there to celebrate his special day!

Decorated the fireplace in the theme of the party

 This is the table food, we had lots of yummy goodies. Gotta give a shout out to the other bloggers who posted ideas about this party. Thank you!!!

Truffula Trees from The Lorax

 These were cake pops made by Mrs. Hardy out of Elberton, look her up, you won't be disappointed!

                           Then there was the cake. The top part of this cake was his smash cake.

 Green Eggs and Ham for the infamous book, Green Eggs and Ham. Yes, those are pretzels, but who wants to eat eggs at a birthday party?

             Cocktail weenies wrapped in dough, we called them Dogs in a Blanket for Go, Dog, Go!

                                                               Popcorn for Hop on Pop

 I got this drink idea from a pin on pinterest. Beezlenut Splash,  sprite with different colored jello floating around. Not everyone enjoyed the jello, but it sure made a pretty pitcher!

All of Simon's gifts! He received so many toys and Dr. Seuss books! He also got a sandbox and a lightening McQueen car from the movie, Cars.

 Here are some pictures of Simon checking his cake out. He wasn't so sure about it. Up until this point, we had never given him anything like this. The icing was a bit hard so it wasn't as easy to grab into, but he did want a taste.

Turns out, he was more interested in the fork than anything else. Oh well, guess he won't be like his Mommy after all.

Catch up

Wow, time has flown by and now he's right at 14 months old. Whoopsy! To start things off, this past year has been a hard year but I wouldn't trade anything for the world. Simon is much like his mother and father, very independent, strong willed, and doesn't like to hear the word 'no'. Let's take a glance at this past year.

 Simon started crawling right around the 8 months old mark. He became fond of the entertainment center and then he noticed the dog bed in our living room.

 Then it was the fire place.

 Simon grew to LOVE bath time! Now that he's older, he lets the water out of the bathtub and continues playing.

Back in March, my parents got Si his first outside play place. He was a bit too small at first but now he enjoys playing on it.

 Here is a pic of his first Aquarium trip:

 We took a trip to Savannah back in April to visit with my friend, Marisa. While we were there we spent the day at Tybee Island. Simon wasn't really sure about the beach, not to mention, he didn't sleep well while we were there. Between the sand in his eyes and his lack of sleep, it wasn't the best beach trip ever...

 We spend a lot of time in Atlanta now, specifically on the Chattahoochee River. Simons Poppy and Omi live there. He loves water, so we take him to see the River almost every time we visit.

That's a fast update, but if I run across anymore pictures, I'll post them (in their own blog of course). I promise I'll do better with this :)