Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Happy Birthday, Connor!!


I cannot believe it ... Connor is officially ONE YEAR OLD!! Exactly one year ago today, Lee and I finally got to meet the special little baby boy who would changed our lives forever. He was absolutely the most beautiful thing we had ever laid our eyes on! Connor continues to amaze us each and every day!! He can now walk across a room, feed himself "real" food (yes I do, Claire!!), give kisses (with an open mouth), wave "bye-bye," climb up and down stairs, dance, drive a battery-operated toddler-size 4-wheeler, pet the dog, flush the toilet, say "dog," clap his hands together when he is happy, and he has even managed to pull every single pot and pan out of my kitchen cabinet - onto the floor - and bang them together - while sitting on the cheese grater! Connor has brought so much happiness and laughter into our lives . God has truly blessed us with a precious miracle from above and for his, we are so thankful. We love him so much!! Happy First Birthday, Connor!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Our Little "Prince" Is Turning One!!


Whew ... what a day!! Today (well, yesterday now) we celebrated Connor's first birthday with a house-full of the BEST friends and family ever!! We really appreciate all who made the trip to celebrate this special occasion with us!! Connor had a blast and absolutely loved all the attention. He had the cutest "Lil Prince" cake (to go along with the whole 'lil prince theme) and it was the BEST cake I have ever eaten. Connor seemed to agree!! :) (see picture!!) He got LOTS of new and fun toys!! Someone told me today that I need to turn his bedroom into a playroom so I will have somewhere to store all of his new toys!! I can't wait to play with all of them with him! He even sported a new hair cut today!! I know, I know, he isn't officially a year old yet but I HAD to do it ... his bangs were so long and were hanging down in his eyes!! Not anymore, though!! Ms. Cindy took care of that for us and Connor was so good the whole time!! We couldn't believe how well-behaved and still he was. Just hope he is like that next time we go!! (yeah, right!!) Thanks to everyone for making Connor's first birthday such a special one! We love you all!!