The Big 1st Birthday

I was sitting in his bed this morning waiting so patiently for mom or dad to come and get me. Little did I know mom had blown up a whole bunch of balloons to dump in my bed this morning. After the initial surprise with the intrusion of balloons I jumped right in kicking, bouncing, and moving around all of the balloons. A great start to for my 1st birthday.

A birthday wouldn't be complete though without mommy taking tons of pictures of me, my elephant, and my birthday number 1! I guess I could give her a little show if it will make her happy.

After all of the excitement of waking up to balloons being dumped in my bed, I didn't know how this day could get any better. Again mommy and daddy had a surprise for me, and off to the MN zoo we went.

 Trying to touch the fish

Watching the bird show on dad's lap.

Walking through the monkey tunnel.

Animals, what animals? Puddles are way more fun!

 Riding the Monorail was very exciting at first, but it did put me to sleep.

I had a great time at the zoo. I did end up falling asleep in the last 1/2 hour that we were at the zoo, and did you know that a tiger escaped from the zoo. When I woke up he was right next to me. So I brought him home.

The day ended with a drive in movie of chipwrecked, a bath, and a good night story from my mommy. What a great 1st birthday! PS. The tiger was stuffed.

Tynan's 1st Birthday Party

My baby is almost a year old and I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Today we celebrated his 1st year of life with family & friends. Everyday brings new excitement, laughter, tears, and a whole bunch of happiness.

Some of the party decorations

Tynan just loves Tow Mater (especially Mater Tales the movie). So of course his party needed to be Mater themed. Look at that awesome shirt and cake.

Beautiful day to party outside on the deck.

Wow,  this is fun I even shook them up a bit.

Dinner Time

Opening presents!

Tynan getting a little help from his friend Jillian, who just turned one!

 Climbing on the box of the wagon is way more fun that riding in it.

 Smash Cake Time! Or maybe just a little poking around.

 Here we will show you how to smash a cake, said all of Tynan's cousins.

 What's a party without a little Mater Mouth

 Let me down, I just want to play with all of my new toys.

 Thank you to everyone who made my 1st birthday so special and memorable!