My Baby's One

I really can't believe it's been a year since the best day of our lives when our little Ben showed up and changed everything. I've had mixed feelings of utter excitement, nostalgia, and sadness that we're venturing out of the baby days and into the toddler ones! However, it is so fun to watch him grow and learn so much every day and he never ceases to make us laugh! We had a wonderful party with our families on Saturday, Melissa and Mindy came into town and then of course have all the rest of our family here so they all came over to celebrate. Ben had such a good time....playing with Hailee, charming his grandmas, opening gifts, and then the cake. I baked him his own mini cake and opted for the whipped cream instead of frosting, and he really didn't know what to think of it at first. He poked at it a bit, but refused to put any in his mouth even after many attempts by mom and dad. He puts everything he comes in contact with into his mouth, but not his birthday cake?!?! I decided to try and give him a spoon, and sure enough that did the trick and he dove in! Who knew he was so civilized at such a young age, he doesn't use utensils for anything else but must have been trying to do the proper thing with all that company over. Anyway, we had a blast and here are a few of the highlights in pictures, the rest you can see at http://hagman.shutterfly.com/action/