An All Star First Birthday Party

Jacob was an all star at his sports themed first birthday party. His fans came from all over to enjoy in his celebration of being a whopping one year old! Aunts, Uncles, Great Aunts, Grandparents and Friends enjoyed watching Jacob as he played and played.

The day started off a little rough with Jacob being pretty congested, but he knew that he needed to work through it so that everyone could see how good of a boy he really is. He did take a much needed nap, but for only a 1/2 hour. Would this be enough?

Jacob's cake was the first to arrive (along with the creator, Grandpa Randy of course, GREAT JOB GRANDPA!!!) and the ooo's and aaaahhhh's came right along with it. It was complete with different sports balls and Jacob's own personal baseball to be saved for the stage later...

After eating some grub, it was time for the birthday boy to perform. The stage was set (after a few adjustments...). First time for those well known words to be sung to Jacob as he gets to dive into his first birthday cake, the baseball...

Jacob was a little apprehensive with the cake and wasn't much into making a big mess. Although frosting did end up in his hair and all over his face from rubbing his "congested" nose. While Jacob was getting cleaned up, the rest of the gang dove into the #1 one cake and kicked back. Some of us could hear Jacob screaming as he was getting cleaned up and changed.

What's this? I am the center of attention again? Oh brother... Oh, but this time I can play with paper? Oh what fun!! Wait a minute!!! After I play with the paper, there is toys? This is pretty cool. I can get used to this! Aw nuts! Whenever I get rid of the paper, there is toys, but then they go away and I see more paper... Maybe this really isn't so fun. Every time I see a toy, it gets taken away. I guess I will just keep playing with the paper and not worry about the toys.Jacob opened his last present and was ready to no longer be held and rip into his toys. Zach, Hannah, Chloe and Coltman were also eyeing up their favorites. We opened the boxes as they would go from box to box so that they could help Jacob get all of the boxes openend. The kids romped around the toys and were sharing all of the new found fun.

The day definitely took a toll on the birthday boy. He very much enjoyed seeing and playing with everyone and playing. He was always being entertained whether it was playing "clap, clap" with Aunt Abby, laughing at Great Aunt Barb's sneezing antics, trucks and cars with Zach and Hannah or just cozying up with grandparents, he was constantly on the move. With all of the action and no nap to speak of, Jacob quickly wound down and crashed on his Grandma G. This was great for us because we quickly went into action to clean up most of the party.

Jacob, Amy and I would like to thank everyone who made it to Jacob's party, whether it was in person or in thoughts and spirit. We feel very happy and blessed seeing and knowing how much Jacob is loved.