My Boy is 1...Unbelievable!:-)

So Danny this year had quite the birthday celebration. First, Nana and Papa came to visit us in our new home and since it was so close to his birthday we did a celebration here with them. It was a wonderful weekend full of delicious food and fun (as always:-). However about 10 days after that Ryan and I started talking and decided we wanted go to MI to spend the weekend of the first MI night football game as they played Notre Dame. We knew that we weren't going to go to the game but we thought it would be fun to be a part of all the tailgating festivities and spend some quality time with family and friends. So off we went for that weekend to (his actual birthday weekend) giving him another day of celebration. What a spoiled little Danny boy. He deserves it though, he is just so amazing and wonderful. Before I get to the pictures I want to list a few characteristics and things about my Daniel Scott:

1- He is truly his Dad's son because he LOVES food. I am telling you this kid can eat. He will eat forever if you keep the food coming on his tray. He can also do pretty amazing things with just the 2 bottom teeth. From steak to chicken nuggets and fries, he can polish up just about anything.

2- He is the smiliest boy I have ever known. He will give just about anyone a huge grin at just about any time.

3- He loves playing with his sister and is truly so patient as she steels his toys or pushes him down. He is just happy she is paying attention to her.

4- More than LJ ever was, he is my cuddler. Although he now prefers to drink his milk with his meals I have not wanted to give up his morning milk in my arms on the couch. He will sit there waking up and snuggling for 30 min. It is one of my favorite times of the day.

5- He is ALL boy. Eat, play and sleep is all he needs and wants. And he can find a way to destroy just about anything that is not locked in a cupboard.

6- He now says Mama, Dada, Bubba, Papa and Nana...and he says any of those things on demand when his sister asks him to.

7- He is sooo close to walking. He will take up to 8 or 9 steps at a time but then "pounce" to the ground and take off crawling. Nothing will stop him from getting where he wants to go. His favorite thing though is to stand up and walk with the high chair all around our hardwood floors and he thinks he is just such a big boy because he can walk around.

8- Any ball you hand him he automatically throws it. We haven't really worked on it at all, it just seems natural to him (this makes mommy and daddy so happy:-).

9- One of his favorite mischievous things to do is make his way to the master bath and turn on the bathtub water because the faucet is in a place he can reach. I have to always keep an eye out for if he has been in the bathroom or else the water will run for hours.

10- He was 19lb 10oz and 31" long at his 1 year old check up. He is our "long skinny fish" as daddy calls him. Barely any pants fit him because if they fit him in length they fall right off his waist. Lets just say he wears lots of sweat pants:-)

11- He has had acid reflux his whole life and even on medication has made our carpets a nice poke-a-dot pattern with all the spots hes made. As much as I have tried to keep up, it is practically impossible. Thank you so much Bubbs I really appreciate it.

12- He freely gives out kisses ALL the time. You ask for a kiss from this guy and you will get a nice wet one right on the lips.

13- Last but not least, he will always be our Bubba no matter how old he gets and what name he goes by. Daniel Scott is usually what comes out when he is making trouble, but he will always be the Bubba, Bubbs, and Bubby Boy of our family.

We love our Bubbs and are so happy he is such a healthy happy boy. He is such an incredible addition to our family, we don't know where we would be without him!:-)

Now on to some pictures from his 2 celebrations...


The first one was in August and it was HOT, so out came the pool and we had a blast...I think LJ was mad about something in this pic, just look at that face!:-)

Love this smile...

Chillin with Papa

He loves his loves from Papa...

Nana's chocolate cupcakes...Yum!

I do think he enjoyed it:-)

Now on to the pics from our MI trip.

Nana (with all her MANY talents) used to decorate cakes for a living. She was able to create the cutest cookie monster cake ever. Lorilyn is always Nana's biggest helper.

I had to stick this one in because I can't believe how old my baby girls is looking...shes not so much toddler looking anymore, and its crazy to me!

The finished product...Nana thought it turned out more like a sea urchant but I think its an adorable cookie monster...

Posing for the before pictures...

DON'T TOUCH MY CAKE!!

Getting going...

Posing with Papa

Kisses for Nana!

Nana, you are so funny!!

Now we are really getting into the spirit of things.

My GQ boy

I think he enjoyed every last bite:-) We had to now wrap him in a towel and throw him in the bath to get all the blue gone.

Happy Birthday Danny! We LOVE YOU!!!