July 28, 2009 - from CaringBridge

Hey everyone,
We are just about to pass out from being so sleepy but mommy told us to come in here and make sure we told everyone about our birthday.  It has been very busy around here for the past week.  Mommy came back from her vacation on Tuesday so she could be with us on our birthday, last Wednesday.  We were good for our Gam-Gam while mommy and daddy were gone but we were excited to see mommy when she got home.



Daddy's mommy, Nanny, came to see us on our birthday and we had a great day.  We went to the new Children's Museum they are opening here in Greenville and then went out for pizza.  It was yummy.  Nanny even surprised us with some ice cream for dessert.



Nanny kept us Thursday while mommy ran her errands.  And then, daddy came home from his airplane ride.  We giggled alot when he got home.  On Friday, our great-grandmother, Memaw, came to see us for the very first time.  She brought 2 of our aunts, too, Aunt Claudia and Aunt Kathy.  Our cousin Michael even came for the visit.  Mommy cooked dinner so we could enjoy our first taste of birthday cake at home.  It was so yummy.

 Here are some pictures from our "first" party Friday night!

 We had to go to bed early on Friday so we could rest up for the big party on Saturday.  Mommy had been talking to us about this thing called a part-ee.  We were not sure what to expect but, man, we wish we could have one of those EVERYDAY!!  We had so much fun.  And there were so many people there to celebrate with us.  Mommy got us each a giant cupcake and we dug right in.  I (Ian) went right for the icing, but it took Bonner a minute.  The fire on the #1 scared Bonner, but once she tasted a little bit of the icing, she dug right in, too.  Of course, mommy told us to try and watch our manners but all we could do was watch all the cake go into our mouths.  And, Bonner was much better at watching it than me.  As you can see, I liked acting out that thing ya'll do some times called "Pat-a-Cake".  After we were finished with our cake, mommy put me in the sink and sprayed me down.  Bonner just needed a little napkin to wipe her off.



We changed into our bathing suits and went for a good swim.  There were lots of other children in the pool with us so that made it fun.  After that, we were pretty sleepy so it wasn't long before we went to bed.  It was so much fun, though.  And there were so many people there that mommy had told us about.  We loved all of the attention!



Thanks everyone for celebrating with us!

Well, we better go to bed; mommy said that we have to go to the doctor in the morning.  It's just a check-up but Bonner overheard mommy tell daddy, "They might have to get some shots!"  We don't know much at our young age but we definitely know all about "shots" - OUCH!

I am sure that mommy will update tomorrow with the details of our 1-year checkup!



Love you,
Ian and Bonner