We celebrated Max's first birthday with a BBQ at my parents house. I found this cute monkey cake design on the Parents magazine website. My mom was in charge of making the cakes, we made two, and she wanted to make homemade icing. Well the icing didn't turn out as creamy as she would of liked but it did have a delicious almond flavor. I told her we should of just bought the icing but she insisted on making her own. I had the easy task of decorating the cakes. Some chocolate sprinkles, chocolate licorice for the hair, doughnuts for the ears, peppermint patties for the eyes and skittles for the nose. I think they turned out very cute even if they weren't perfect. My mom use to make some of the coolest cakes for us when we were kids.
Max enjoyed his cake and even seemed a little giddy after eating his share. I gave him a bath afterwards and Ben, the little guy in the left corner, had a blast hanging over the tub splashing and playing with the squirt toys. He kept on saying Memo, Memo! (Nemo)
Thanks to all our family and friends who attended. We had a great time and enjoyed your company! J
We'd like to congratulate John and Christine on the birth of their baby boy John Ryan Jr. He was born last Thursday and weighed 7 lbs 2 oz. This is a photo from Max's birthday party. She was over 39 weeks pregnant and looked just great! Poor Christine went all the way up to 41 weeks. All I have to say is I knew it was a boy all along! I can't wait for our little guys to grow up together. 
It's hard to believe that's the same baby! At Max's one year check up he weighed 23 pounds 7 ounces which is the 60% and was 30 1/4 inches long in the 65%. So in a year he gained over 17 pounds and grew 11 inches! He got three shots that day too, but like a tough guy he only cried for a minute. J
We celebrated Max's first birthday with a BBQ at my parents house. I found this cute monkey cake design on the Parents magazine website. My mom was in charge of making the cakes, we made two, and she wanted to make homemade icing. Well the icing didn't turn out as creamy as she would of liked but it did have a delicious almond flavor. I told her we should of just bought the icing but she insisted on making her own. I had the easy task of decorating the cakes. Some chocolate sprinkles, chocolate licorice for the hair, doughnuts for the ears, peppermint patties for the eyes and skittles for the nose. I think they turned out very cute even if they weren't perfect. My mom use to make some of the coolest cakes for us when we were kids.
