First Birthday

Wow. What can we say. Theo is 1. It has been an incredible year. All weekend Matt and I kept flashing back to what we were doing one year ago. We had great fun at Theo's party, though Theo was a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing, and spent the first part of the party quietly hanging out on the couch with Grandpa Steve and Grandma Linda. He came out of his shell during the whole "happy birthday" part which he thought was awesome, and then again at present opening time, getting on the floor and digging in to the paper-tearing and especially enjoys his new "Teach and Touch Turtle." During the last half hour he played with Henry who was quietly sitting and playing with toys at the toy box, and Theo thought, this is just my speed! After everyone left, Theo spent about a half hour crawling in circles blowing off excess energy before he finally succumbed to a nap. We think he had a pretty good time watching the festivities, but the only thing he seemed to like about the cake was everyone singing to him, and being presented with the cake and candles. Other than touching it, he wasn't interested in eating it at all, despite our efforts, so we just ended up giving him some yogurt, his favorite food!