Finn's 1st Birthday Celebration

We celebrated Finn's 1st Birthday today along with Uncle Gary & Aunt Elizabeth, Dave & Michelle and Bailey and Brandee. They are all heading north for Christmas, so we wanted to get our celebration in with them before they left. We had a great time and Finn had a blast. Our 'theme' for the birthday party was 'Super Heroes.' We felt that with all Finn has been through this past year, he has handled it like a hero. He's our hero anyway :) You'll love the pic of the cake; it was a cupcake cake put together with a Superman "S" on top, it's really cool!! We set Finn in his highchair and let him go to town on the cupcake, it took him a minute but then he attacked it-with his hands. He didn't eat any of it at first. I think he just thought it was arts and crafts time (or as some of you remember, Maisie called it arts and craps!!) and he smashed it down and rubbed it everywhere. I rubbed some in his mouth and he got a taste of it and then ate just a little. The shirt he was wearing is stained red but it was worth it!! He got some really cool toys including a Sesame Street riding toy (which the girls loved and kind of took over for the afternoon), a Kiss Me Elmo, an alphabet drum and a washcloth that expands once it gets in the water. It was so fun watching him play. We also celebrated Christmas after the birthday portion, so check out the next posting as well. We feel so blessed to have spent this year with Finn; even through all the tough times. He is so special to us and is our hero!