Our Little Monkey...

Had two days of birthday celebrations last week! Last Monday on his actual birthday, we started the morning with some pancakes and eggs...

He loves pancakes, can you tell!?

This was taken before we broke it up into pieces...I think he was telling us, "You know, I AM older, but not old enough to cut up my food!" :-)

And eating black beans and some quesadilla for lunch at Mommy and Daddy's favorite restaurant...

And trying frozen yogurt for the very first time

He did not care for the first few cold bites, but he got over the temperature and kept wanting more!

A full tummy and lots of fun tuckered this one-year-old out!

We had such a fun day as a family...Brett and I are going to have to take off every birthday from here on out :-)

Now on to the actual birthday party on Saturday!

It was monkey themed of course :-)

Below are the monkey-designed/banana-chocolate chip cupcakes covered in cookies (gingersnaps for the mouths, mini-Oreos for the ears, and mini-M&M's for the eyes)

And the banana split/sundae bar...

Birthday boy did not want to wear his crown that his teachers at daycare made him...

But he relented long enough to pose for this family pictures :-)

Cake time! Look, Mommy, my hands aren't THAT dirty yet...

Oh, just wait!

Cute little hands...

Scrumptious!

The requisite chocolate-all-over-the-face 1st birthday picture...

And Jameston's sweet cousins, family members, and friends showered him with some awesome birthday presents.

Our little helpers...

Of course, he LOVED the tissue paper...

The Rock, Roll, and Ride bike from (Fisher Price) Mommy and Daddy...glad he likes it!

It was a hit with the other kiddos, too...Here is cute little Camden (22 months) taking his turn: Oh, and if the birthday toys weren't enough to play with, Riley and JW had a blast riding around the house in Mr. Ducky... And Jameston's favorite gift...his Radio Flyer wagon from Gramps and Granny Glenna!

Since last Saturday, we have taken countless treks around the neighborhood.

He.is.in.love!

Thank you to all who helped make Jameston's 1st birthday a wonderful celebration!!