Happy Birthday, Master Brody!!

Many people told us when our little guy was born, to enjoy these early moments because time flies by fast.  Boy, were they right!  You never actually realize it until these little stinkers hit those big milestones, such as their first birthday.  Funny as I think about it, I can now FINALLY tell my first graders that Brody is a year old.  The whole school year they would ask how old Brody was.  I would respond with how many months, they would look puzzled and then say, “Oh, so he’s zero years old?”  Well, no but I guess in some kind of way yes.  (I just didn’t like the sound of that)  Hey, he’s growing this monthly ladder but just hasn’t reached their definition of age worthy yet.

Setting a date for the party was a little more difficult than we planned for.  We thought about Saturday the 18^th.  Well, cancel that because that’s when all the families were arriving.  Imagine that, driving 18 hours to Florida and then being told.  Glad you’re here, but don’t unpack just yet.  We need your help decorating for the party.  Sunday was the next option and I was at the Satellite Beach Rec Center about to put a deposit down on the pavilion when she told me “You know that’s Father’s day, right?”  NO!  I didn’t but thank you for reminding me.  So scratch that day too.  Well, Tuesday it is….the 21^st.  Brody’s Birthday.  It was running smoothly in our minds.  Jackie and I, for the most part thought we had it all planned out in our heads.  Heather however, was not convinced.  She had many questions and well…..we didn’t have answers.  We are more “we’ll figure it out when it happens” type and she was the “why isn’t it written down” type.

So it’s finally here.  It’s Tuesday!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRODY!  We made muffins and had the candle which Brody was a little too fond of.  We all sang happy birthday and after that it was a blur.  Everyone had an assignment and took off for the pavilion while I was in charge of the birthday boy.  On that day he decided to go down for a two hour morning nap!!  THANK YOU BRODY.  I drove to the pavilion and dropped off Brody and went to Publix to get the cake.  We will know for next birthday to call the day before and confirm the cake will be made.  I arrived at Publix at 11:15.  Yeah, the party started at 11!  It was just as we planned it in our heads.  Guess what…NO CAKE!  Due to a simple error, the person who took the order wrote the 21^st.  The 1 was small and the S from the ST was big and the person though it was the 25^th.  They gave us a cake out of the freezer and personalized it for Brody.  They said they could have our cake to us in an hour and would deliver it to the park.  Publix came through and it was all free!!  (Thank you Deb at the Satellite Beach Publix, Where shopping is a Pleasure)  

So back to the Party, we had it all decked out in baseball/Chicago Cubs decor (Who would of thought, the first time Stu chose the more expensive plates and napkins over the cheaper ones). We enjoyed the day with family and friends by the beach.  Stuart's shift from the Fire Department came and sprayed the kids with the deck gun to give the birthday boy a good rinse after smash cake fun.  Brody was ESPECIALLY thankful that his grandparents, Aunt Heather and Uncle Brian, along with his cousins from IL were able to celebrate with him on his special day.  Happy Birthday Brody!!  Mommy and Daddy love you!!

Brody got a little tired while eating his cake, so he decided to spread the wealth.

Brody "talking" with his girlfriends, Isabella and Delana.

Definitely refreshing on the first day of summer

Like Father like son, easily distracted.  Brody playing with the balloon, while opening up presents.  I asked Stu to put it aside.  Then Stu starts making helium voices from the balloon.

Taking a break from the party to hangout with Nana.

 Thank you B-shift for coming to my party!!

The day ended with us FINALLY finding Brody's 1st bday candle.  Fortunately for him, he got to enjoy another yummy treat. 

Thank you to all of our family and friends for making his first birthday so special!