The day we got home from Maui was Brian's 7th birthday! My mom had made a beautiful cake, and had the house in great order, so we spent the afternoon running around pulling together a Friends & Family Birthday Bash for the big guy.
He's all Hawaii'd up here, in Hawaiian shirt, shark tooth & shell necklace, and check out that shark jaw bone on the table beside him! It was a great way to come home, even if it was very busy.
Less than two weeks later, came the day I've been quietly dreading - Liam turned 1! I would think about his birthday, and then push it away to the back of my mind. Most of the time, I'm thrilled to celebrate the kids' big days, and I'm not usually the kind of mom who is sad to take my child to kindergarten, or whatever. Liam is different though. Knowing that he is my last babe, everything is bittersweet. Top it off with a not-very-wonderful first year, and I'm hanging on to his babyhood with my fingernails!
We decided to have a family night on his birthday, and the kids were sure that Liam would like to eat pizza and cupcakes for his special meal.
They hit the nail on the head! Liam tucked right in to his meal, although when the cupcake came, he wasn't quite sure what to do with it.
Clever boy that he is, he figured it out!
Happy Birthday, to both of my guys!
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Sheri | June 08, 2009 at 12:27 PM
happy happy birthday to Brian, so cool looking all dressed up.
and holy frijoles, Liam is 1? really? how did that happen?
Posted by: colleen | June 08, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Happy birthday to your boys! Sounds like they both had great days! Hard to believe Liam is 1 already!
Posted by: Shelley | June 08, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Happy Birthday Brian and Liam!
Brian, you're getting so tall and you look fabulous and quite dashing in your Hawaiian shirt, very cool shark jaw!
Liam.. look at you, one year old, eating pizza and cupcakes! You may not realize it but little dude, you've come a loooong ways this year! (your mum knows all about it :^)
For you Charity, I hope life feels like it slows down, just a bit,for the Summer at least, so you can enjoy Liam's still very very young tender age at a slower pace.
xoxox
Posted by: marianne | June 08, 2009 at 07:26 PM
What a very beautiful cake ! A very happy belated birthday boys , angie xxx
Posted by: angie Cox | June 08, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Awwww happy birthdays to the handsome boys - looks like great fun was had
Posted by: Sarah | June 08, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Happy Birthday to the boys and WELCOME HOME!!
Posted by: Patty | June 09, 2009 at 06:34 AM
Happy birthday to your boys! How did that baby get to be 1??
Posted by: Lorette | June 09, 2009 at 04:06 PM