1 year old!

Charlie turned 1 year old this past week and we had a party on Saturday celebrating his life with the nicest weather possible!!!!  31 degrees outside :)  But onto Charlie.  He celebrated in style with balloons, bubbles, yummy food, and a great looking and very yummy tasting birthday cake (made courtesy of his Auntie Pookie).  He tried to open his presents (well, he played with the paper and boxes) and delicately picked at his cake until he realized that Momma wasn't going to stop him from digging in!

We had a great day!  Doug and I can't believe he is already one!  He's turned into such a big boy right in front of our eyes!!!!  He LOVES to listen to books, and he is starting to understand things :)  He sticks out his tongue during the part of the book that talks about tongues, and he also blows air on a different page.  He crawls through his new birthday tunnel and loves to climb up and down the stairs.  He's sooo close to walking - just a little bit longer.  He is also a great eater - he chows down on almost anything we give him.  And he eats LOTS - I don't want to know what he'll be eating in a few years!

This year absolutely flew past, but we have enjoyed all of the 365 days that we have shared with Charlie.  He is such a joy and we love him sooooo much!