Christopher's First Birthday!

This weekend was Kuri's first birthday.  He made it to 1.  He can't walk, but he can crawl, sit, yelp, scream, toss, poop, scamper, and gurgle.  He can also say "No," which he loves using with us.

We're holding his party, with cousins and friends, next weekend, so his actual birthday was a relatively quiet affair.  Nonetheless, Kuri was ready for some birthday fun...

...and so was Mimi.

Sumie picked up a couple cupcakes for the kids.  Not enough for a true birthday party, but more than enough for a one year old to make a mess.  We covered Kuri's highchair with the Happy Birthday placemats Grandma made.  They were perfect.

The whole birthday process, as you might expect, was pretty new to Kuri.  He wasn't quite sure what to do with the round thing in front of him.

He soon figured it out though...

...with a little help from Mama.

Mimi, of course, needed her own cupcake.  She was only slightly less messy.

By the time Kuri finished, we were pretty impressed.  He was far more restrained than his big sister had been on her first birthday (she needed a bath immediately afterward).

As Papa got the family ready for our afternoon, Mama took the two out for a celebratory wagon ride. I wonder if they'll always get along this well.  

With Halloween rapidly approaching, we found some time to carve pumpkins.  As readers of this blog will know, Mimi loves Star Wars.  I did not, however, think she would use pumpkin caps to pretend she was Princess Leia.  

This year, I'm proud to say, I think the pumpkins actually turned out fairly well.  The one on the left is Mimi's, complete with glasses.  We think of her pumpkin as an homage to a back-country Elton John.  

The one on the right is Kuri's: small, simple, and cute.  

It was a busy weekend, but a memorable one.  It's hard to believe that it's been a year with Christopher in our lives.  Seems much shorter and much longer, all at the same time.  We're very proud of our smiley little boy.