Happy 1st Birthday Colin!

Colin's 1st Birthday Party! My baby is one! Wow, where did the days go??

We ended up doing it at the picnic grounds on the Ranch, since we had so many cousins coming, we thought it would be so much more fun for them to run around out in the open. It was such a perfect day and we all had so much fun!

The birthday boy!

Colin, his friend Isaac, and cousin Hannah looking so cute, sitt'n on a cooler together.

I made him his own special "smash cake" to smash into! :)

Singing Happy Birthday to him, Lucas had to hold his hands back so he wouldn't grab the flame...he had no idea what was going on and why everybody was singing... He was very serious taking it all in!

"Ok, now what Mama"? He didn't quite know what to do with that thing, he just kinda looked at it! :)
He had a big audience watching him, all his "big" cousins surrounding his high chair, waiting to see what he would do! He was taking one little taste at a time...

Then, I announced that the big cake was been served, and off all the kids ran! :) And when I looked back at him, he had grabbed the number one candle and starting eating THAT! haa!

After he tasted the frosting, he started getting in there a little more...

then... he face planted himself right into it! So FUNNY!

I LOVE this picture of him! Look at that face, so sweet. He was just enjoying his cake so much and feeling so tired at the same time. I think he was in a cake coma!

Pinata TIME! What a great hit this was. My friend Sylvia made this by hand for her son's first birthday, and ended up not getting to use it so she gave it to us for Colin's party. It was so fun having a home made pinata!!

We were all shocked when the pinata broke, nobody was expecting it to break so soon...it was such a fun surprise!! All the kids went crazy for all the goodies inside and even Colin got down and was seeing what he could find!

"I found a sucker mama!"

After all the kids gathered up the candy a few of the little cousins sat down next to each other with their suckers...it was a precious moment!

From left to right:

Hannah (Wylie's daughter), Brenna (Rachel's daughter), Colin, & Alli (Stephanie's daughter)

All the little cousins together...

Aren't they so cute!?!?! We will cherish these pictures for years to come!

So sweet!

Here's Brenna, putting her arm around Colin, it's like they were having a little conversation. How cute is THAT!

These pictures are priceless! Look at them with their suckers and her little arm around him, so darn cute!...it looks like she's giving him life advice... ha, ha..

Present time! Oh what fun!
Colin got so many nice gifts! :)

What a lucky boy!

He was very patient and even read the cards with Mommy.

Oh Boy, a sit and ride toy! Fun!

All packed up and ready to go home to play with all my new fun toys! What a fun day, thanks to all our great friends and family. Thank you everyone for making Colin's first birthday so special!! Love you all!