Thankful...

...for our sweet little family. And our big family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Fall: Leaves

Fall: Pumpkins

I really thought that I had already posted this, but apparently I did not. In the beginning of October we went to pick out some pumpkins. This is my favorite part of the year. As luck would have it Will also loved picking out pumpkins and is obsessed with them. I mean obsessed...like we can't walk into the house without getting down to see them and use them as drums. It has been so much fun to watch.

Will's First Birthday Party: Tailgate Decorations

I started this post almost two weeks ago! Little man has been boycotting long naps!

Matt and I put a lot of time into working on decorations for Will's First Birthday Party. I've known the theme for his party since I was pregnant with him. A little boy born during football season...of course he will have a Clemson tailgating party for his first birthday! Since we just happen to be Clemson fans we already had a lot of the decorations and serving platters on hand. That didn't stop us from adding a few things!

 I found a lot of ideas on Pinterest (oh how I love you and hate you at the same time). Matt spray painted and put together the goal post. The football field was a labor of love, but we love how it turned out! I used scrapbook paper to make the cardboard letters festive.

We had a simple, kid-friendly spread. This is pre-pizza delivery. We had pizza hut hut ;)

We chose this book as a guest book for family and friends to leave a note in for Will. It is hilarious!!

I decided to be brave and make his smash cake. I'm really happy with the results!

I found these cute cards on Pinterest via worthyoftheprize.

I also decided to make the cookies. They were delicious!!

I made the GIFTS banner, and I found the football subway art here.

We chose our favorite picture from each month and displayed them. 

Will had an amazing first birthday party with family, friends, and a lot of fun!! Oh, and our Tigers won that day! :)

Photo Credit (all except bottom photo): Jennifer from Pea Pie Photography

Will's First Birthday Party: Family and Friends

Will's first birthday party was such a success! We had so much fun with family and friends. It is hard when you live so far away from loved ones, but we tried to plan ahead so that we could have a large number of family and friends to celebrate with at the party. Will was so spoiled and had a fabulous time!

Since I am always running around like a crazy lady when we have parties our friend, Parker, suggested that we use Jennifer from Pea Pie Photography for the big day! Jennifer is great! We are so happy with our decision! It was so nice to be a part of the celebration and not running around trying to get pictures.

Prepare to be overloaded with pictures!

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HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SWEET WILL!!

How on earth has it already been a year? We just can't believe it!! A year ago at 5:38 am we welcomed the sweetest little boy. We are so lucky to have him. It is amazing to think of how much this little one has changed in his first year of life.

He is walking all over the place these days. He still crawls at times, and when he does he is super fast! It is so cute to see him walking...especially when he gets excited and it's more like marching. He comes pretty close to saying "Daisy", and he calls Duke "du du". He says "mama" and "dada"/"dede". He still loves to say "ut-oh".

His smile is so contagious, and his laugh(real and fake) cracks us up! He loves to clap for himself and anytime he hears clapping on tv or out in public. Such a silly boy!

He is still a good eater. Pizza is definitely a favorite these days, and he has been itching to explore that sweet tooth!

Will is down to one nap a day. Sleeping at night is hit or miss. Sometimes he sleeps through the night, and sometimes he's up once or twice. We are still working on that!

Will: We love you so much! Each day with you is such a blessing. We can't wait to see what you learn this next year of your life.

A trip down memory lane...Baby Will, one month, two months, three months, four months, five months, six months, seven months, eight months, nine months, ten months, eleven months...


P.S. We had a fabulous time celebrating Will this past weekend with family and friends! Pictures should be here in about a week!!