Turning One!

Troy indeed celebrated his first birthday several times!  As much as I wasn't ready for him to turn one, it happened, and life is still grand.  We had a little party for him the weekend prior to his birthday, and fortunately the weather was great (a little hot).  I managed to make him a monkey cake, complete with monkey cupcakes.  I think I'll probably stick to one of my other day jobs, but I held true to my promise of making his first birthday cake!  It took him a minute to dive in, but once he did, it was destroyed!  I think it's safe to say that he loved the ice cream even more so than the cake. 

Happy Birthday, little dude!

Troy's monkey smash cake

Monkey Cupcakes

Monkey Romper

For the life of me I can't get this photo to upload correctly.  I couldn't resist sharing one of him with his hat and cake!

aftermath

Other birthday celebrations included a new tradition of ours which is to give Troy a balloon on the morning of his birthday.  On Thursday the 24th when the little guy woke up, Matt and I went in his room to sing happy birthday and gave him a Winnie the Pooh balloon.  He loved it and it melted my heart.  We caught it on video, but I'll spare everyone of that :)

Birthday zoo trip also followed! Troy acknowledges the animals this year and is a big fan of the seal and gorilla exhibits!

at the zoo's playground

Checking out the bears

What a great day!

Happy birthday, little guy! We love you more than you'll ever know and you have brought an overwhelming amount of joy to our lives.