last of the firsts

we finally celebrated von's birthday with grandma & grandpa today. it was a blast. after a few appetizers, von opened his gifts .. albeit with his teeth ... but nonetheless, he was thrilled with his presents. then we engaged in some friendly dynda vs dynda rivalry with beanbag tossing in the yard while von walked back and forth, and back and forth, squealing with delight the entire time. for our grand finale, grandma made an AMAZING giraffe cake, which was delicious (see photo of von licking his tray!). i'll say it again, it was a blast :)

bubbles

there was a nice breeze today, so we spent a lot of time in the yard. von was once again fascinated with bubbles. until he got some in his eyes and ears. funny guy.

just sitting here with my dad ...

... watching sesame street and eating some puffs. life is good.

ride & rescue

ta-da!!
with all of our traveling lately, we hadn't been able to give von his gift from us yet. so tonight was the night.
ELATION would be an understatement. squeals, laughs, smiles, 'vrooom' noises ... it was even better sitting back and watching the joy on his face. i'm sure he's having sweet dreams of his new rescue car tonight, and best part is that it will be here for him to play with again tomorrow. and the next day. and the next day. and the day after that. and forever & ever! neato!

bye bye florida

vacation is over. ho-hum :(

THE BIG 'ONE'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VON SAWYER!!!

yesterday, von enjoyed a birthday beach bash!! we made a funfetti cake, spelled his name in the icing, and put some nifty decorations up around our vacation home. poor little guy has two molars poking thru his gums, with a third on the way, so he had a hard time staying happy the whole day thru. we managed to catch some great 'crying/i dont want any of this stupid cake, i just want my mom to hold me' photos ... until he tasted that sweet sweet frosting and then he was all smiles (notice his nice frosting goatee).
we'll be having a k-town party next, and then an o-town shindig after that, so there will be a few more posts with cake smashed all over his face :)

so hard to believe our little guy is already 1!! it's so weird to say 'i have a one year old' instead of saying 'i have a "x"-month old baby'. wow, time sure does fly!! bottom line, WE LOVE YOU, VON!!

random

here are a few miscellaneous shots from the week so far. pretty self-explanatory, yet still exceptionally cute :)