What A Party!

So, it's been almost 3 weeks since we had Ryne's first birthday party.  Maybe I should blog about it.  In that time, I have also turned another year older.  Poor Ryne, people are going to think we are his grandparents at his high school graduation!
On his actual birthday daddy and I sang to him and put a candle in his cupcake.  It was all fine and dandy until he reached for that pretty little yellow/orange thing moving on top of the candle.  LOL  He also had his one year appointment and was rewarded on his birthday with shots and a blood draw.  He was such a big boy and did great.  Even better, all was normal!  He weighs about 21 pounds and is average on his height.  His weight has finally caught up with his length!
He is not a fan of sweets and that thrills me.  Probably because he never had anything but pureed fruits in the aspect of sweets up until that photo shoot on the 6th.
His birthday party went off without a hitch.  Thankfully it was a cool 96 and not the 113 we had previously been having!  All the family did great and so did Bug.  Here are just a few pics.  We rented the pavilion at the park and there was also a small splash pad.

His banner.  $15 is all this cost.  It was so cute!

The empty trough.  It looked really cute once the drinks were in it!

We just had cake and mints/nuts.  

His smash cake.

His FIRST birthday cake!  It turned out good.  I plan to make them from now on.  

The party favor boxes were super cute!  They had a pig snout to wear, stickers, crayons and farm note pad, corn shaped water blower and a few other things.  His gift table was overly full after this picture.  He made out like a bandit.  I was especially pleased with the amount of books he received.  He loves books!

I made his shirt.  The front said "Today I am one-derful!"

" I thought I told y'all I don't eat this sweet stuff?"

My ham.

Momma had some fun.  Ryne didn't know WHAT to think! LOL

Sugary sugars!

Daddy got momma back.  Ryne was still just amused with daddy's icing covered face!

Um, yep!  Beautiful, I know!

This was one of my gifts I made for Ryne.  The animals are interchangeable so we can decorate it however fit for his age plus we can take it if we move, etc.  I can't believe people charge $35 for these things! 

Gramma got Ryne his coverage wagon and he LOVES it!!!!!  I personally LOVE the name tag!

I was OH SO SURPRISED by the arrival of one of my best friends from Hays!  Renee and her mother surprised us at the party.  I am still in shock!  It was so fun!  She finally got to meet Ryne.  She is only the second friend from Hays that has got to meet him.  Staci did but he was only 2 months old at the time!

Daddy and Ryne cooling off at the splash pad.  After this we had a tired Ryne.  He did so good for all the action!

You Are My Sunshine

You are my Ryno, my sunshine, my bug, my toot, my love, my everything.  You love "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and wave your hands in front of you "washing the spider out" when you want Momma to sing it to you.  You love, love, love your Ellie and she is your sleeping buddy.  You absolutely will not go to sleep if you have a dirty diaper and are aware of it.  You love bread!  You love Graduates Little Crunchies (Garden Tomato, Veggie Dip and Cheese).  You weigh around 21 pounds and wear 12 months clothes even though they are a little wide for you.  You are a long one!  You go to bed roughly around 6:30 each night and sleep anywhere from 7 am to 9 am.  If you aren't over tired we can lay you down and you don't make a peep.  I love this about you.  I sing "You Are My Sunshine" to you each night before bed and "Good Morning Beautiful" (edited a bit) in the mornings.  You love to dance in your silly way, you sing and you light up my world.  I love you Ryne!  Happy First Birthday Sweetheart!!!  Now, it's almost that time (4:06 am).  Going to head into your room so I can be with you at the very moment my life gained meaning one year ago!  Oh I love you!!

Ryne's First Playdate

Today Ryne had his first official playdate.  It was so much fun and I'm not sure if I enjoyed it more than him! To sit and talk to another adult all while watching my son have fun.  I loved it!

It is so darn hot here and it makes it hard to get out.  I keep thinking there is something wrong with my AC in my car and then I realize that it just can't keep up!  Plus, in my new car the front two windows are not tinted and that has just been moved to the priority list!

In less than one week Ryne will be one year old.  I know, I know.  I keep saying it.  It is still just too soon.  I love how much growing he has done but I don't want him to be one already.  He will always be my baby, I don't care how old he is.  He'll ALWAYS be my baby boy, my bug-a-boo, my sunshine, my wonderful.

Gramma Day Turned Into Family Day

Tuesday is lunch with Gramma day.  Ryne and I go up to Moore and pick Gramma up from work for lunch then take her back and go hang out at her house.  Well, today we got to see Uncle Tommy, Aunt Tammy, Cousin Brad, Aunt Vicki and also Gramps of course.  Just Daddy was missing!  It was a good "family" day!

It was also a LATE day for my bug.  Didn't go to bed until around 8:30.  He got his second wind when we got home.  It allowed him some Daddy time so that's good!

P.S. ONE week from today my bug will be one year old.  I still just can not believe it!!!!!!!!

Hot, Hot, Hot

This time last year I was 37 or so weeks pregnant and boy was I hot.  I saw a girl in Wal-Mart two weeks ago who looked about 8 months along, in flip flops and had swollen ankles.  Oh, did I feel for her.  And I mean LITERALLY feel for her.  I don't think I will ever forget being pregnant in the summer of 2011; the hottest on record for Oklahoma.  In fact, I think the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy is one thing that keeps me perfectly content with one child.

Speaking of being hot, Ryne stays pretty cool in the Prius since it's so small but when we are in the Pacifica it is so hard for the air to circulate around to him.  Being a third row vehicle makes it a little difficult with all that extra space for the cool air to go.  I saw this at Wal-Mart and put it in the car today.  It works so well and will help redirect the air to him.  I'm sure he will get a kick out of watching it oscillate too.

Regardless of the heat, sometimes when Ryne sees his swing out the window he points and "eh's" to go out so we go anyway.  Only thing is that it faces the east so today I switched it to face the west.  The child loves to be outside and I can't wait for it to cool off a bit.

Well, guess I'll let this do.  Ryne and I are off to Gramma's tomorrow to have lunch with her.  Then we will go to her house and make Gramps a peach cobbler.  Yummy!  Then Aunt T and cousin Brad are gonna stop by.  Yay!