Sunday, March 21, 2010

Zander's Birthday Party



My baby boy is almost one. We celebrated his birthday yesterday, March 20, 2010. We had so much fun! We had his birthday party at our church.

These are just some of the decorations. I took his month crib pictures and put them on card stock and displayed them on a wall. We haven't done his 12 month crib picture yet because he won't turn one until Wednesday, so I used his Easter bunny picture for that one. I forgot to do the crib picture when he turned one month old, so we just used a close up picture for that one.


I made Zander's cake. It didn't turn like I wanted it to. If you can't tell, it is a turtle.

The many faces of Zander Ryan

Zander with his daddy when he was just one week old.

Instead of bringing a gift for Zander, we had everyone bring something to donate to the Ronald McDonald house. Here is the table with the donated items for the RMH.

The food table

My family

Some people did get Zander presents.
Helping Zander open his presents. Where is Zander?

Zander loved opening presents



And he loved all the gifts. He even got his own lap top.





Zander's smash cake

Cake time




He did not taste or eat any of the cake, but he sure did make a mess!

He likes to share with his mommy!

And his cousin, Jaylyn









Some of the guests

My sister-in-law, Jill, and my niece Jaylyn

Auntie Abby wanted a picture with Zander, and this is how he posed



That's better. My sister, Abby with Zander

One of my best friends, Tracy, and her boyfriend Kevin

Harmony, my friend Racheal's daughter


My gorgeous niece, Jaylyn

The happy Birthday Boy. Happy 1st Birthday Zander. We love you.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

While I was working...


This adorable little boy was having fun with his Daddy and the Easter Bunny.


I was sad I couldn't take him to see the Easter Bunny. I just might have to take him again. My husband and Zander went to Albanese Candy Factory to see the Easter Bunny. Zander loved it. He even waved bye bye to the Easter Bunny. We thought he might cry when he saw the Easter Bunny, but we were wrong.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Mellow Day

We had a mellow day today.  I had a pulmonologist appointment today, just to keep my asthma under control.  My mom watched Zander while I was at the doctor's office.  He fell asleep on her bed while I was gone.  Well, when I got to her house I was on the phone and woke him up.  He didn't even sleep for an hour.  We stayed and played at my parent's house for a couple more hours, but someone was fussy.  Zander needed more sleep.  At 2 p.m. Zander and I headed home.  Zander went down for a 2 hour nap.  After his nap he was still fussy.  I think he is teething again.  His fingers have been in his mouth a lot today.  I gave him some Motrin and he seemed to be less fussy after that.  Tonight I was so excited to cook on the grill.  Soon after the hubby got home, it started hailing.  Well, he was not willing to grill while it was hailing, so we had Applebees for dinner.  Now Brian is out with the guys for game night.  He hasn't been out with the guys in a long time since he has been working afternoons.  I hope he is having fun with the guys.  I am enjoying the peace and quiet.  Oh, one more thing, I am still working on getting Zander to eat real food instead of baby food.  And it was a no go today.  I tried cheese, he spit it right out and wouldn't try any more.  He does love Ritz crackers though.  My son cannot live off of crackers and baby food forever.  I hope he starts liking real food again.







Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Zander loves his cousin Jaylyn



And he learned how to hug from his second cousin Madeleine




Zander says, Okay, Okay, I'll back off.


Zander says, maybe not, I just love you so much.








Jaylyn says, aaaaaahhhhhhhh a break. Now this is a good distance apart Zander.

Zander says, if I can't hug you, I will eat you.

And he is back to hugging.



He sure does show persistence.
Zander just loves his cousin, Jaylyn so much. Thanks Madeleine for all those hugs when I was younger.