So the little man that can got an official birthday party with presents and all Saturday. Gampaw got there early, in order to get a little of this...
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| Hi, Gampaw! |
...and a little of this...
That's him throwing a bit of a tantrum. It wasn't a big one- no banging of the head- and I told him he was faking because he never kicked his legs. The upshot is, he needed a power nap before the rest of the guests arrived. And he got it, waking up just as the crowd startted to filter in, and he was ready to go!
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| Okay, bring it on... |
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| Wow... |
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| It's all for ME? |
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| Oh, I get it. That was just a photo op... |
He then proceeded to consume his chunk by repeatedly diving head first INTO it. Which of course was a bit of a sticky situation...
...and soon led to the evil Dr Washcloth. While Mommy went to get that, he entertained the guests by grunting some fake grunts, which he then laughed over when everyone else found it funny. It was another in a series of false alarms and room-clearing farts that made Gampaw very proud.
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| Chillin' after the cake |
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| PRESENTS! |
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| "It says, "Grandpa Chris, Grandma Laurie, and... UNCLE SCRAPPY??!!?" |
After the tons of clothes and a few really cool toys, , he decided he wanted to give Gampaw a hug...
...which drew a chorus of "Awwww"s... so he toddled back to Mommy, then back to Gampaw for another hug. This goes on for about 6 or 7 trips...
...then he catches on, and gets about here- lets out a yell/laugh, and takes off the other way!
Later, when the crowd wound down, me and him got in some play time with a fire engine his big buddy Chuck got him. And finally, it was getting time to leave. I guess he sensed it, because he came up wanting me to pick him up. I held onto him and chit-chatted for a while, and handed him over to Daddy, as Mommy was getting some cake for the AWOL due to illness Grandma Laurie. But, he kicked AWAY from Daddy- who said, "He's never done that before"- and back to Gampaw he came! After another minute or so, I passed him over, took the cake, and started to leave- with him staring with a "Wait, where are you going?' look on his face.
Chris:
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a great way to celebrate one's FIRST birthday (I guess I must have had one...can't remember).
That cake looked GREAT, too.
(and Peanut was a real trooper and wore it VERY well.)
That's the way to eat cake when you're that young.
Also, there's nothing like a Grandpa hug t6o finish the day.
Glad he had as much fun as you did...heh.
Stay safe up there, brother.
That cake looks nice, there is a photo of me making such a mess eating chocolate cake on my first birthday, thankfully now I can eat it without making a mess
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