Happy Birthday Ethan

Ethan's first birthday was on a Saturday so the three of us were able to spend the day together; it was so much fun. Ethan woke up to a house of Batman decor and for his special day he had cinnamon rolls for breakfast; just like his daddy, he LOVED them! That afternoon, Adam and I took Ethan to the children's museum in Glenview. It turned out that he was still a bit young to really understand all of the "exhibits" but since he was already walking he was able to keep busy exploring and watching all of the other kids, I think he really had fun. After the museum we went home for a nap and when Ethan woke up Grandma Pam, Uncle Matt, Aunt Julie, and Kalyn and Brady were there to celebrate and have some cake. The weather ended up being amazing so he got to play outside with his cousins for a while too. Check out the events from the day....

Batman Cake for a Batman Birthday
Ethan's first of many presents....and of course Batman balloons!

At the children's muesum Ethan learned how to paint

"Captain Ethan"

Here Ethan is reading about bugs and animals

Playing in a tree house

"Oh, what's that" Ethan saw his reflection in a mirror across the way

Little Mozart....

Ethan didn't really like the taste of the birthday cake, but that didn't stop him for getting a little dirty! Typical little boy.

Ethan showing off his big boy bike from mommy and daddy.

He had quite a day and I think his first birthday is well documented! On Sunday we went to Sears for some 1st birthday pictures. Ethan did a great job considering it was 1000 degrees in there, and the photographer did a great job considering Ethan kept trying to grab the camera and wouldn't stay still for 2 seconds at a time! Check out our photo shoot......

It wasn't all fun and games...

Almost One Year Old

Ethan will be a year-old on April 9th and he has been walking for over a month now and is getting really good at it. Check out this video of a typical five minutes with Ethan nowadays and a video of him practicing his kissing skills.