Deacon's First Birthday!!!

Deacon is ONE!! I can't believe it! There are moments when I feel like he was just born and other moments when I feel like he has been a part of our family forever! We sure love him and he has added so much happiness to our lives.
On his birthday we started with the traditional birthday donut!

He wasn't quite sure what was going on...

He only knew the kids were pretty excited about his special day!

We went to an indoor playground to play for his birthday.

This kids happily played with him!

Then we got balloons and lunch!

This boy loves nuggets!

He's not sure about this whole turning one thing, but his siblings are sure having a blast! This shirt my sister in law Chira made for Cavin 6 years ago and now Deacon is sportin it!

He got to spend the day with adoring siblings. He lights up anytime Cavin is near! They truly have a special brother bond.

We waited until my dad and brother could get to our house to open presents and eat cake. We were so glad they could join us. 

He wasn't sure about the presents and I swear at this age...he was perfectly happy with a balloon! We should just skip presents!

He got his own little cake. I thought he would get pretty messy and make a mess, but I think by this point he was too tired. 

 He went from curious...

 to excited...

 to happy...

To dirty and tired! Haha. I have never been a huge fan of the first year cake mess tradition and apparently my kids haven't either. None of them have really been too thrilled.

I can't get enough of taking pictures of this boy, so here are some of my favorites our our one year old cutie!

He's one! This picture cracks me up cause it looks like he's holding up the number one!

He loves loves loves balls!

He is crawling EVERYWHERE! He is my first child who really mastered crawling!

His blue eyes make me melt!

Deacon still loves the pool and anything to do with water.

I'm not a fan of bare baby buns pictures, but I had to document this. He loves watching soccer with his brother and dad and I just got him out of the bath and he saw them and took off!

Much to my father's delight, he LOVES this rug that my dad brought back from Peru! It is so soft! He loves when he gets it out and is pretty territorial about thinking it's his!

Glad it can make my dad happy!

He has gotten pretty fast in the walker at my parents house. He is such a good happy baby. Definitely our most destructive child though. I remember wondering why parents didn't teach their kids not to make a mess or not to throw their food. I got through 3 kids and then had him and I totally get it now. We love his silly self! I remember praying when I was pregnant with him for one last hope at a child with blue eyes. I wanted a son with blonde hair and blue eyes like his father. I didn't know I would get each on the checklist. We sure love him! Happy Birthday Blue Eyes!!!