THE BOY IS 1!

We celebrated KJ's first birthday on Saturday and while we were excited about the party, KJ was still under the weather, so it didn't go over as planned. We tried to get him to eat his cake, but his poor ears weren't cooperating. Still, we had a beautiful day, lots of good company and KJ was able to play with some of his friends off and on. Since he wasn't into his cake on Saturday, we tried again on Sunday, and he seemed to like it much better. Apparently, if I had given him a spoon on his birthday, he would have eaten the cake.

Here is our big guy's 1 year pictures. He looks like a little man to me. I got an email the other day that said "your toddler". When did that happen?

KJ'S NEW RIDE

Kurt and I got KJ a birthday present and couldn't resist giving it to him a bit early. The weekend was so nice that he had to get outside and use his new toy. KJ LOVES his new car.

Of course, KJ has to challenge the rules and wants to stand up, climb on the seat and push it himself. He is such a ham.

ONE SICK WEEKEND

We mixed a little bit of fun with a little bit of flu this weekend.

KJ and I went home to Kalamazoo to throw his soon-to-be Aunt Katrina her first bridal shower. Kurt stayed at home to work and then finishing framing the basement (we are finishing it to make room for the all the toys!) During our shower prep on Friday, KJ started to act a bit funny. The poor thing came down with the flu later that night and the rest of the weekend was spent trying to keep him comfortable while trying to get a shower underway. Funny that I actually thought I would get an entire bed to myself for the weekend- ha- KJ was not feeling his crib.


The bridal shower went great. Katrina received lots of nice things and we enjoyed a couple of margaritas. KJ spent the night under the watchful eye of his great uncle Denny, who took great care of him and helped him sweat it out. KJ is still working to overcome the last stages of the flu, but I am hopeful that his appetite will pick up and he will be back to normal very soon. In the meantime, my throat is starting to hurt...

KJ taking a nap with Gram, trying to sleep it off
Members of the bridal party at the shower
Angie and Mom with a frozen drink