Beach Fun On A Cold Rainy Day

Last weekend we celebrated Jackson's 1st birthday with some of our friends. The day was cold, dreary, and wet but inside we were enjoying thoughts of the beach. We decided since we are moving back to CA and the beach scene we would give Jackson a little taste of the life to come. I did my best to decorate the kitchen in a warm beach scene.

We cooked hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats on the grill and enjoyed other food typical to a beach picnic. I did my best to make a surf board cake. It was my first time making the butter cream icing and it didn't stiffen up very well, but Jack didn't care.

Speaking of cake...Jack LOVED it! He wasn't too sure how he felt about us all singing happy birthday to him, but once the candle was blown out and the cake put in front of him he was a happy camper. At first he just picked at it. Just when we thought we would be there ALL DAY watching him pick at his cake he picked the whole piece up and began shoving it in his mouth. Here are just a few of the million pictures we took to capture his enjoyment.

He enjoyed all of his new presents too. He got the Little People Zoo, A musical phone, drums, a hammer that lights up and makes noise, a ride on Tonka truck, and crayons. What a day of fun!

Even after all of those toys he still thinks pulling all the diapers out is a blast. Some things just never get old.