His first birthday cake!

It may have been Lee's first cake, but after almost a year of watching other kids blow out their candles he was more than ready to do his part. He actually wanted to blow them out while we were singing but then we reminded him to wait until the song was over. As you can see, he was very pleased to finally have HIS turn at a birthday. He told me the other day that he thought birthdays took a very long time. I don't think he really realizes or remembers that we just happened to pick him up right after his birthday. The wait did seem very long to him!
He is the last one of his friends or family member's to have a birthday within this year of his arrival, I think sometimes he was afraid we had forgotten his turn.

Believe it or not, this is our first family picture together, not including one we had taken over the summer with all of Trip's family. This is the first one of just the five of us together...crazy? On top of that we all look so tired, or maybe I should just say that Trip and I look a little suspect. Oh well, next picture, hopefully this Sunday at Lee's baptism we will get a good family picture.