Happy Birthday, Buddy Boy!

Well, I can hardly believe it, but James is one year old! I get the weekly emails from babycenter.com, and they always say something like "Your Baby: Month such and such" - but this time I got an email and it said "Your Toddler!" So I guess it's official, he's not really a baby anymore - especially since he is now walking all over the place!

Jonathan's day off just happens to be on Fridays, so we got to hang out all day for our little buddy's birthday. James had some birthday money from my Grandma and one of my aunts, so we went shopping on Friday morning and got some fun things and some awesome deals! There is a store in Nampa called Other Mothers (similar to Kid to Kid), and apparently every month they have this awesome sale where you can get clothes for a quarter each. The sale happened to be going on on James' birthday, so we got a bunch of clothes at an AMAZING price, and James even got this awesome toy, which originally probably cost at least $20 - for TWENTY FIVE CENTS. Yes, that's right, a quarter. We also got him a couple of coats for a great deal and some fun blocks. On Friday night we had a birthday party! James got to open more fun presents - Nanna and Grandy gave him the cutest little push toy that looks kind of like a lawn mower, and he absolutely loves it and has been walking all over the place with it. I made a homemade chocolate cake and we had cake and ice cream, and James just loved the cake like he did the other day. What a fun day!

This is such a fun time, James is growing and learning and changing SO much these days. We just love him so much and love being parents! It is the best thing in the world.