Birthday Boy

We spent Ben’s official b’day in Nashville with our family there. He had a great celebration with the gang there, complete with presents and balloons and gifts. But since Tabby had an official birthday party here, we thought we’d do one for Ben too. Owing to this that and the other thing, we had to postpone it until this weekend.

My parents generously agreed to let us use their house (ours is kind of small) and some of our nearest and dearest gathered to wish Ben a Happy Birthday. I had a great time putting together an invitation and slide show, but the week sort of got away from me and I could not do much in the way of decorations. I also phoned in the cake … to Whole Foods (but if you’ve ever had their Berry Chantilly cake – and I hope you have – then you know it was no sacrifice).

We put together a taco bar, complete with guacamole, chicken, beef, rice, beans and fixins and a bunch of fruit salad (the birthday boy’s favorite). Dad mixed up a bunch of margaritas. We got gorgeous (if slightly windy) weather and got to enjoy my parents’ deck.

We made burritos, sang Happy Birthday, watched Ben’s slide show, ate cake and opened presents. It was a lot of fun and it was lovely to see everyone and celebrate Ben’s first year. The birthday boy had a banner day. He was allowed to run amok and eat gobs of fruit and then some cake. He also tried to put out his candle with his fingers, but as I am now a seasoned-pro at this mom thing, he was thwarted. He wasn’t much interested in his presents, until they were open (Tabby was happy to help) and everyone was very generous.

The little guy lived it up and crashed early in his bed at Grammy’s house. He’s still still a bit behind on sleep today.