Brock's First Birthday

Well, Brocks first birthday was originally supposed to be in SLC at my parent's house. However, my Granny's funeral ended up being on the same day (May 23, 2009), so we had to regroup. We decided to head to SLC and have his party at the McLachlan's house instead. We had a good time celebrating and eating. Our friends the Healeys and the Jensens came to celebrate with us. It was so good to see them. It is so hard to visit our friends in Utah with both of our families living there, so we were really glad they made the effort to stop by! We had his party outside with lots of food, cake and presents. I think Brock enjoyed himself.

Bradlee is such a good sister, she was by his side the whole time to help him open his presents!

Pretty sure his favorite present was a pair of shoes. Atta boy, Brockers!

Of course we sang to him and let him play in some cake. What would a first birthday party be without a huge mess?! He was a little unsure at first, but he got the hang of it...obviously! Maybe we helped him a little....

They each had a little taste.

If I remember correctly, he was a huge fan of this little maneuver.

Seriously, a boy needs to take a rest every once in a while.

How is this not the best picture ever? He loves it!

However, he HATED getting cleaned off in the sink afterwards. I am surprised the neighbors didn't call DFS.

On Saturday night my parents called and said they were going to hurry home first thing the next morning, so we met them at their house as soon as they pulled in the driveway. I was so excited that they made the effort to make sure we got to spend some time with them. Bradlee wasn't super fun for them because she had started puking Sunday morning, and incidentally, they both puked the whole way home to Cheyenne on Monday. That was super....unpleasant. All in all, a fun weekend. Thanks to the McLachlans for letting us party at their house on such short notice!