happiness in the present: February

The biggest event in February was the little man turning ONE! I can't believe how quickly this past year has flown by! It seems like just last week we were bringing him home from the hospital and waking up every two hours for feedings... oh those were the days!

We had a fun little party for him, we invited Grandma Campbell, Uncle Justin, Uncle Mike, Aunt Lara, Cousin Carter, Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Campbell and even Skyped in Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Beal who are in New York on a mission.

I had fun putting together some little decorations. I pulled out some photos from the past year and put them in some extra little frames. It is crazy to see how much he has grown!

Thatcher wasn't sure what to do with all of the extra things to touch and look at. He pretty much left them alone after inspecting everything.

I made him his own little cake to eat- I didn't even have a chance to get the candle lit before he was swiping the frosting off. It is amazing that he knows what to do with frosting- he hasn't had any kind of cake/cupcake before but he was right to business. He wasn't a "cake smasher" he just took a few finger licks of frosting and a couple of bites and decided that was enough.

He loved opening all of his little gifts and cards. Aunt Lara made him some little bath tub paints- he wasn't too sure what to do with them but we figured it out after a few tries. He also got some new snacks, blocks, and a few toys to push around and walk with.

After his little party and a nap we ventured out to the aquarium to visit the fish. He loved being able to stand up at the big tanks and look at all the fish swimming around.

I was a little nervous with the small touch pools- more than once he tried to climb right in! I think it was just a little too inviting to see all the little fish swimming and playing in the sand.

We left Thatchers birthday decorations up for the weekend and then Jack and Thatcher helped us take them down. They thought playing with the balloons was pretty fun and entertained themselves for most of the morning chasing each other.

We also took Thatcher for his first haircut- back in November we did a little trim around the ears but it was getting pretty shaggy and I could almost work out some pigtails in the back. We went to a cute little kid salon in Meridian. They did a great job and the price was less than the walk in places.

I wasn't sure how he would do so we just went for it. He was kind of tired so by the end he was pretty much just snuggled up in my lap while she finished up. I was so proud of him and how well he did!