Jacob Turns One!

Jacob had his birthday on Saturday. I decided that birthday parties at this age are more for parents and other guests than for the baby, but he sure had fun even if it tuckered him out a little. :) We had my parents here for the weekend so it was fun for them to be able to celebrate with us & Jacob.

It is hard to believe that a year has passed in so many respects, but our little guy sure has changed a lot over the last several months, so it was really fun to celebrate and remember the excitement of his arrival on Thursday 20 September 2007. Quite an amazing day...

Saturday morning I finished making monkey cupcakes and a jungley-looking cake to go with the monkeys. It was fun to put my leaf and vine-making skills to work again as it's been a while since I took the Wilton I class. Here is the end result:

That afternoon we took a trip downtown to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. It was a lot of fun and I'm excited to go back with the year pass my parents helped us get. They even have a 4 and under Preschoolers Exhibit so that looks like it will be a fun place to hang out, particularly in the winter months, I am told. Jacob enjoyed several different parts of the museum and it will be great to see him discover more when we go back.

We got home from the museum, fed Jacob some dinner and then he began the festivities in an excellent way: by making a mess! I think he ate a little bit but most of it ended up on the table and his high chair and on his appendages!

He was not so interested in all the presents at first but did like the box that some shirts came in. He has certainly warmed up to the new toys and books since we opened them, though, and loves to scoot around and cruise while holding his new things.