Connor is One!

I meant to come back to this post months ago and talk about our big one year old, but moving and birthdays and holidays caught up with me! We had a wonderful time celebrating Connor's first birthday. He is such a sweet little man and we could not imagine life without him. He has the cutest little smile and is always flirting with strangers. However, he will not get near anyone but his mommy and daddy. He is such a mommy's boy and I really hope he never outgrows this!! Connor loves his green blanket which he snuggles with every night. This and his thumb is all he needs to be a happy little boy. He has so many new words now, but at his birthday he had a handful of words-ball, mommy, daddy, abby, B, woof woof, more, truck. We started the celebration at my sister's lake house in Apple Valley, Ohio. It is a beautiful house and Matt's mom, Nana, came in to visit so my sister was gracious enough to let us stay in her house for a few nights. We had a great time cooking meals, relaxing and swimming at the lake beach. We woke up there on the morning of Connor's birthday and he loved playing with his balloons and cuddling his big sis(which is actually pretty rare-he usually cries when she gets near him!). Then we headed to Granville to celebrate with family and the Reding family who have a son a few months older than Connor. To say that Connor LOVED his cake is an understatement. He literally stuch his entire face into the cake. He was so pleased with himself. He also enjoyed the fruit skewers we gave him when we finally dragged the cake away from him. What an adorable and sweet one year old we have. We are so thankful to have him in our lives!