Our baby turned 1 yesterday! A little hard to believe, because this year has been so busy with a deployment, new orders, and a pcs move. Time has certainly flown by. In most ways, Alex is still a baby. He nurses every morning, babbles instead of talking, and still crawls or stands clinging to furniture instead of walking. But he is getting close to those wobbly first steps! And his older brother didn't start speaking until after he turned 1, but once he did he progressed quickly into full sentences. So for now, I will enjoy Alex being a happy, easygoing, adorable baby. :-)
We originally thought he would be celebrating his first birthday in Spain, but after our orders were changed, we realized both sides of the family would get to see him. So he got to celebrate in style! We all went to the Maryland Renaissance festival, with his siblings dressed as a princess and a pirate. It was our first time attending with kids, but there was plenty for them to do. They chased bubbles in the town square, rode horses, and played on a pirate ship playground. They even got to meet the king, queen, and entire court. Sophie was sweet and shy, but pirate Danny pulled out his play sword and pistol and began shooting everyone! We wanted to show the kids the knights jousting, but a sudden huge rainstorm interrupted those plans. We got soaked! The poor kids had to walk to the car through the downpour, but at least Alex thought it was funny. When we got home, everyone got a hot bath and changed into dry pj's for Alex's birthday dinner. The lucky guy had steak, mashed potatoes, and cupcakes made with my family's fudge icing recipe. He ate it all up, smashing the cupcake and eating it in fistfuls! He even got to open gifts from his godparents and grandparents. It was a fun family celebration. Now we're off to Delaware to celebrate with the other side of the family!
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