Saturday, January 2, 2010

The 12 Months of Micah

 

                    Day 1                        
      

               2 Months

                3 Months                          
   

               4 Months


                 5 Months                                           
      

               6 Months
 

                 7 Months                                                         
       

               8 Months


               9 Months
        

               10 Months
 

                 11 Months
        

             12 Months

2:26pm


12/31/2008
2:26pm


12/31/2009
2:26pm


Micah's 1st Birthday!


Happy Birthday, Micah!!!

Micah celebrated his 1st birthday on December 31, 2009! (What a cool birth date to have, right?!) He actually began the festivities a week earlier in Mobile with the Grandparents and his Aunt & Uncle. Then, he had another party on the 30th at daycare where the kids devoured a cookie cake, well, everybody but Micah--he just played with the icing. The little boy next to Micah ate not only his own piece, but Micah's piece, too!

The following day, on the 31st, we had another birthday party at our house. Some of Micah's closest friends were in attendance for the celebration. Since there were 8 children ages 3 and under, I tried to make sure that there were activities suited for everyone. There was a pool of balls for the age 1 and under on one corner of a huge mat that was laid out in the kitchen, ---although, the big kids played in it, too. The other 3 corners had either cardboard books, tambourines, or coloring books with crayons. I also had a "Winnie the Pooh" movie playing on the television within view from the mat.

The kids just played for the first hour, followed by snack, gifts, and cake during the next hour. Micah enjoyed his cake this time, probably because it was from Edgar's bakery! Speaking of the cake, Edgar's did a fabulous job with both his birthday cake & smash cake!

By the time the party was over, the pool of balls that once contained 145 balls, was left with only 10. I'm still finding them in random places!

So, within the past week, Micah had 3 birthday parties! What a lucky kid!

Enjoy the pictures!







Birthday Party at Daycare (12/30/09)




Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas 2009


We spent Christmas in Mobile with Micah's Grandparents, Aunt, & Uncle. 95% of the gifts under the tree belonged to Micah.  He ripped the wrapping paper off of a few of the gifts, but didn't show any interest in what was INSIDE of the box. One of his favorite gifts that morning was a little hammer that makes funny noises whenever you bang it on something (see picture below).

Since Micah's Grandparents, Aunt, & Uncle wouldn't be able to attend his birthday party the following week, we had an early birthday party the day after Christmas.  Micah remembered how to unwrap gifts from the day before, but still didn't grasp the concept that there was something within the wrapping! He didn't like his first bite of cake, but asked for more anyway. The icing fascinated him and he smeared it all in his hair and over the tablecloth. The icing also gave him a sugar rush that made him super hyper for about 20 minutes past bedtime. When the sugar began to wear off, his eyes kept closing while he was laughing and playing--he looked delirious, really. Finally, after several minutes of trying to fight the inevitable, he crashed for the night. 





Micah's Early Birthday Party!