Tate's 1st Birthday Party

I know we have been behind and are now finally getting caught up on blogging some major life events. (better late than never I guess). So I can't believe how quickly a year goes by and we are already celebrating Tate's 1st birthday. Wow, time flies. At the same time it seems hard to remember what we did before we had him around. He is such a blessing to our lives and is changing so quickly and doing so many new things seemingly overnight. We are so proud of him already and can't wait to see what God has in store for the future.


Tate having a snack and getting warmed up for the big party. At this point he has no idea what he is in for...


These are the custom cupcakes his Mom carefully crafted to fit the puppy dog theme. Tate seems to really like dogs and is always laughing at our dog Toby so we thought it an appropriate theme. (and they tasted yummy too)

He wasn't quite sure what to think about the cake at first (at this point we were still working on getting him to feed himself) but after a couple bites to taste it the cupcake quickly disappeared.

The happy family photo. :)


Of course he was very thankful for the many nice gifts from everyone.

Tate waving to his many adoring fans. :)

He got a play tent that he didn't hesitate to explore.

Our little present....Tate!

Doesn't he look like he's up to something in a couple of these pictures.

Tate's new technique for playing the guitar. Its not traditional but it works for him. :)

Tate on his new dump truck walker (his present from Mom and Dad). He takes this all over our house now but occasionally runs over things (furniture, appliances, the dog, us).

He was a trooper through all the commotion and people until the very end he finally ran out of gas and had to retreat to Dad. He is such a sweet boy and truly a gift to our family. We love you Tate!