Thursday, March 10, 2016

Austin's First Birthday!

Oh how we love our little man! He's determined, strong, loving and roars like a dinosaur - hence the dinosaur birthday cake shown below. ;) He makes us all laugh and brings a lot of energy and happiness into our home.

I couldn't wait for him to wake up on his birthday! He suddenly looked so grown up.


Eli slept in about 30 minutes longer than Austin so we enjoyed a little one-on-one time with the birthday boy. His birthday fell on a Saturday so it was fun celebrating the whole day together as a family since Aaron was home. {Don't mind Aaron's mustache. Ha!}


Streamers are always a hit. 


We considered going to a play place somewhere, but honestly, the balloons kept the boys entertained for hours so we decided to spend the day at home - our favorite place to be.



Eli cried when Austin started opening his presents because he wanted one. Eli asked if he could be Austin for the day. Clever, Eli. ;)




The birthday festivities included Thai food made by Aaron and cake and ice cream with the Davis bunch. Birthday parties are best with family anyway and then when Austin's little cousin shares a birthday with him, it's even that much better!!


Austin showing off how old he is! Eli use to do the same thing and it is my favorite!


And birthday cake was his favorite!



Birthday greetings to sweet Mila.


I cried on Austin's birthday! Recovering from a c-section was tough. Having Aaron gone for training when Austin was born was tough. Adjusting at times to two kids was tough. But it has also been a memorable year as a family and for that I'm grateful! 

Happy Birthday my baby boy, Austin! Thanks for shining so bright!

2 comments:

Alex said...

We are so glad we got to celebrate with you! We love Austin!

Mrs. B said...

Cutie! I'm so glad we could see him on his birthday week!