It's my Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to me! Today is my birthday! I've come a long way in a year. It seems like yesterday that Mommy and Daddy were at home with me all day long. I would sleep all the time. I didn't have to wear a coat because I sat in a special seat that kept me warm. However, there are some advantages to being big.

I can get where I want to by walking! I can hold my own drink. I can pick up a toy and put it in my mouth. I can see where we're going when riding in the car. I also am happy to smile back at people I love. I can also giggle and dance too!

Mommy took me to a museum as an early birthday present on Tuesday. My friend Chris B. came with us. She took pictures of me and Mommy playing. I had so much fun there! They have a shiny slide and stairs I could climb on! I went up and down the slide so many times, I didn't want to leave there! Then we went up stairs and I played on the tractor! I rode in the combine! It was just like Grandpa Carl's. I fed the cows, and then we took some of the grain to the elevator so it could be made into the O's I eat for breakfast sometimes!

We went to the top floor in the elevator and I played the drums! Then I played this piano by walking around. It was hard for me to press the keys so Mommy helped me. I did get it to go once or twice! They had a stage and there were other kids playing on it too! I went in this dark room and saw my shadow on a screen. I didn't like the dark so I kept going back into the big room. I was tired when we left, and fell asleep in the car before we got to the end of the block! I hope we can go back soon! Mommy and Chris took me to Avanti's after that, and I slept on Mommy until the food came. Then I ate some spaghetti!

On Wednesday I went back to daycare and got to see all of the kids for one last time. Thursday we went for a long car ride to see Creenie and Pop Pop. Mommy and Daddy love them very much, and I do too! They have some really cool Santa's! One of them was showing me some dance moves! Another one read me a story. When we were there I got to eat my favorite sweet potatoes! We got back home after dark, just in time for me to play with toys from Christmas!!

Friday was my birthday Eve Eve, and we went to Lily & Megan's for a party! Maddie was there too with her parents, along with Greg and Lily and Megan's. Lily and I have a tendency to like the same toys. She would take what I was planing with from me. So, I would take it back from her. That's how we share. I stayed up pretty late, since Mommy and Daddy were still up too. I woke up at 7 am and was ready for the day. I can't help it that Mommy and Daddy stayed up until 3 am and wanted to sleep in.

Yesterday was my birthday party! We went to the same place Mommy had her birthday party. I saw all kinds of people who love me there!! Janet, Maureen, Kathy & Mike M., Linda and Mike S., Toni & Brian just to name a few! Kathy and Mike came from far away to see me! I was happy running around with Hailey, Thomas, and Grace. Grandma Karen kept good track of me and gave me some snacks of peaches and yogurt.

Then it was cake time! I had two cakes! One was a big one that looked like me with that darn Elmer Fudd hat Mommy likes to put on me. The other cake was smaller and just had a red thing on it. So then Mommy let me do what I wanted to the cake! I wasn't sure what to do so I just touched it a bit...then everyone laughed and said for me to lick my fingers. Oh, was that a surprise or what!! Yummy sweetness on my tongue!

Before I new it, I was sitting with Aunt Chris and she was encouraging me to eat and play more with the cake. Can I tell you how good it feels to squish it in your hands! I thought I was one of those people on TV, there were flashes everywhere. So, after I ate some cake and got it in my hair, and on my shirt, I got cleaned up and played around again! I was chasing Hailey and Thomas!

Eventually I got tired and took a nap on Daddy. We didn't get home until way after it was dark! I had dinner with Mommy and then we opened my presents. I got lot's of books! I also got more of the Little People sets! Mommy read me the cards, and before we knew it it was almost 10 o'clock and I needed to go to bed! We only got half way through my presents!

I let Mommy sleep in a little bit today so that we could open the rest of my presents after breakfast! I am so thankful that so many people love me! We played around at home until we went to Aunt JohAnna's for a special meal. The bad part was that I couldn't eat most of what they were cooking!

I had a GREAT weekend and a very happy birthday!! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes everyone!!

xoxo,
Myles