Since Dylan loved "C is for Cookie" so much, I decided on a Cookie Monster theme for his first BIG birthday! Friends and family packed our house. We had baby blue and navy balloons, Cookie Monster decorations, a Cookie Monster smash cake, cake pops and TONS of glorious cookies (that Dylan with Nonnie's help kept sneaking).
I made a slideshow with many of the highlights of the first year. Because of the amount of pictures that we take and the highlights, the slideshow was over 30 minutes long! Dylan TV! Once everyone got there, we attempted to get Dylan to open his presents but he was a little distracted. He got so many cool things like a giant giraffe (to match your other giraffe) from Brian and Thip, a gloworm from Uncle Alex, a fire engine, little people farm set, blocks and TONS of toys that make noise and music (that make mom and dad reach for the aspirin). The grand finale was the smash cake. We changed Dylan down to his diaper and put the cake in front of him. (insert crickets) Dylan didn't really know what he was supposed to do. With Dad's help, Dylan finally took his first swat and tasted the glorious blue frosting. After that, there was no looking back. All he wanted to do was eat the sweetness. Not much smash. MUCH more cake.
After a big face full of icing, Dylan made a beeline for Nonnie. Good thing Nonnie was wearing white pants. Eek! Everyone had a wonderful time and Dylan took a nice, long nap afterwards. A great success for everyone!
Dylan, this has been the best year of our lives. Your sweet smile and demeanor is a true blessing and we are so fortunate that God chose us to be your parents. Thank you for being such a wonderful baby and for teaching us more about ourselves than we ever thought possible. We love you monkey and wish many, many blessings for you as you get older. But don't ever forget that you will always be our little boy.
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