One fine Saturday afternoon we attended the last BYU Home Basketball game of the season.
It was a good game, big crowd, lots of fun, and friends.
We headed home and started to relax as it had been a VERY long day (I had to work and Jeff had a test before the game). So there we are at home, messy house and all when the doorbell rings. We were not expecting anyone, but Parker's presents hadn't arrived yet from Jeff's parents so I figured it was FeEx. I answered the door and . . .
SURPRISE!!
It was my parents! We had NO IDEA!! And we had even been talking to them all day. We were shocked and so excited! And it really was the greatest surprise ever! It was great to have them around for a couple of days, we are sad they couldn't stay longer. But it was so fun to have them there to celebrate Parker's First Birthday with us.
He we on celebration day! What a good looking family if I do say so myself! :)
This is the ridiculously large pile of presents he got for his birthday. Can you tell he is the first Grandchild on both sides??
We had it all set up so the family in CA could be as much a part of his birthday as possible. We set Parker in front of the computer and web came and had a Skype Convo with Jeff's side of the family. It was so nice for them to be "there" and at least get to watch. Parker was pretty overwhelmed, mostly because we did it all RIGHT after he woke up, so he was pretty out of it. We first opened presents, and by we I mean I opened them and then handed them to P. He wasn't really into the tearing of the paper. Then we had cake. Again, I think the singing was a little overwhelming for him, but he did great. I was going to make this awesome Monkey Cake for him, but then decided to wait on that one because the frosting used for that doesn't make a mess and I was really hoping for a good mess out of him.
Here is the first bite of cake ever!
"hum . . . that was pretty good, I think I'll have some more!"
The end result. He really didn't eat very much cake, he mostly just made a mess, but it was fun. We put him straight into the bath and then came back out to play with all his new toys!
What a happy boy!
It was a great first birthday! We wish the whole family could make it, and were so THRILLED that my parents made the drive. Parker LOVED having them here. He and grampa had a great time together and really missed them they had to go home. Good thing we get to see them again in a few weeks!
Happy First Birthday P-Man! You are so loved!!
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