Pics from the Bday weekend!

Birthday buddy!

Phew! Big weekend for the little buddy! Paul and Nana were in town and he had parties galore to attend :) Thursday we had his daycare party:

Daycare bday video!

It was so cute and I absolutely cannot say enough how great this daycare is. Tammy, the lady who takes care of him is phenomenal, Declan LOVES her, he's thrived under her care and he is so beyond happy hanging out with the other kids. I wish we could take this daycare with us to SC!!

Friday, little buddy woke up and we had a nice little breakfast where he and Daddy played.......

(Side note here - Declan wanted nothing to do with anyone but Paul this weekend - shockingly, I wasn't even jealous :) It was too cute, all he wanted was daddy and Paul loved every single second - last night he told me he was almost in tears because of how sweet it was. Declan genuinely missed his Daddy. Very cool.)

Deco and Daddy!

Little buddy wasn't wanting to nap (go figure - every time he senses excitement ie Christmas, birthday) he refuses to sleep - he just wants to party! So we had a fun little day with the buddy and went over the Bill's for a birthday party/going away party for Daddy!

ALLLLLLLLLLLLL I wanted was to get "that picture" - you know, the one where cake is smashed all the baby's face and they're cracking up, loving having icing in their ears etc.

Yea - not so much: My little texture freak of a baby wanted nothing to do with cake - BOO!!!

Bday party at the Hempens!

We had such a great, busy weekend and I cannot believe our little man is already 1 years old. It is absolutely ridiculous. We have his 12 month check-up this week so I will update with all his stats then but just know he is the sweetest, happiest, cutest little boogar ever! WE LOVE YOU DECKY!!!!!!!!!!

Enough said.

Poop in the tub.........

.....................................And you get quarantined in the shower!

Of course, he loved the shower so not sure if I really made my point here........


NO POOP FOR YOU!

Pretty pics

"Good morning, Daddy!" 

Brown bear, brown bear on the way home from school - atta baby!

Took 5 seconds for him to figure out how to climb up here and get to his old swing............let the climbing games begin

HE DID IT!

So Nana started the process over the weekend of trying to get Declan to turn himself around on his tummy and Sunday we spent well over an hour going up and down, turning round and round and he finally GOT IT!!!!! YAY BUDDY!!!! I turned around for A minute tonight and he had thrown his blankey down the stairs and was halfway down on the way to retrieval. He is so stinkin' smart, this kid! Very coachable ;) I like it.

PS - again with the blankey! How cute is he with that thing.................he is so sweet these days, he will lay his head down on almost anything when you say "Declan can you be sweet" or "Declan, say "awwwwww" " - its hilarious. And incredibly adorable.

My Valentine......

Is an honest man.

He's extremely hard working and dedicated to not only our family but also his new program! (where he is going to be fan-friggin-tastic!)

Is absolutely hilarious and makes me laugh harder than anyone else in my life.

Loves our little boy so very much - sometimes I worry he loves him more than me ;) but when I see the two of them together I feel like the world is alright. Right now, they are best friends, so I'll cherish these sweet little moments because I know when Declan's 15 and trying to get away with murder it will be quite a different story.

Knows how much I love to be surprised and even though I'm super antsy and try to anticipate when one might be coming, he's way better than me and did it again for Valentine's Day ;)

Is my better half - calm, confident, creative (three c's??) very happy-go-lucky, full of common sense and a man of great faith.

Is a much better chef than me even though he makes me cook all the time ;)

Gives really really REALLY good hugs - and usually knows just the right time to give them and stop giving me a hard time ;)

Is an unbelievably proud Irish Yankee man - so loyal to his upbringing and while I can't relate at all to the New York or Irish gig, I love how much he loves where he came from and I hope/know he will pass on this pride to our son.

Is above all, my very best friend in this world and there's no one I would rather walk thru it with. No one. And I mean that. He is so strong, so steady, so honest, so loving, so TRUE. I honestly feel like every day is Valentine's Day with him..........I love you baby. Happy Love Day - today and always.

My Yankee man with his city in the background........this is how I love to think of him and will ALWAYS think of him. Such a proud man :)