A sweet 16 and much more!

My cousin Mary Kathryn celebrated her 16th birthday on July 31st, just one day after Ford's bday! Her parents had her a family party on that saturday. Her dad Drew cooked hamburgers and everything was delicious! She got some good gifts too!

On Sunday, my mom and dad had a little birthday celebration for Ford and Mary Kathryn. The cake as you can see is split, one side for each birthday! We certainly have had quite the celebrations around our house. That could be one reason I am so late at blogging....I was exhausted from the parties!! Enjoy the pics!

More Birthday fun...

On Friday night the Guthries came over to let Ford open his gift since they would not be at the party on Saturday. So we let the kidos play for a while as we grown ups visited. On Saturday, we had some people over to celebrate Ford's brithday again! It was a beautiful day. We ate pizza and cake. Ford still wasn't very into his cake. In fact this time, he got made that icing was on his hands and he squeezed his fists and grunted with anger. It was pretty funny! So I guess my child was the one who did not mess in his cake, but that is ok! I ordered the cake from a girl named Kelly. If you are interested in seeing her blog it it kellykakes.blogspot.com! It turned out so cute:) We are so thankful for our wonderful family and friends. Thank you all for coming to celebrate with Ford! And thank you to the Guthries for letting us borrow their bouncy thing! It was a big hit for the older children! Sorry ahead of time for the excessive amount of pics...cute little package:)bday huge from gradysweet nolenwatching their daddys

waiting for his guests to arrivewe love our ella tatebig kids:)ella tate checking out ford's new ride!

playing at the water table for got for his bday

not quite sure about this...

uncle david and aunt sam

sweet Thweatts

aunt anna and uncle adam

happy boy...anna had him cracking up

we love our birthday boy!!!

Ford's big day...1 year old!

We started out the day by going to eat breakfeast at Puffy Muffin. Ford had some birthday pancakes and bacon. He loved them! At the end of breakfeast, they told us on your birthday you get a free cookie...I don't think they advertise this so you must ask! Ford got a huge green iced turtle cookie! It was very cute. The rest of the day was spent playing and preparing for his big family party. So we decided to have both families over for spaghetti. Everyone came over at 6:01pm, the time of his birth:) We had a wonderful time eating, opening gifts, and of course having cake! I am going to try and make his cake every year. Just one tradition I thought to have. This year I did a big cupcake cake. It turned out pretty cute I think. About the cake, Ford did not exactly smash it like I thought he would. He took one big bite, saw his gifts laying on the floor in front of him, and decided it was time to play. Advice to other parents...do gifts last! But all in all it was a wonderful day and party! Thank you so much to our family for all you do for us and Ford! We love you all. And happy 1st birthday little man! We love you:)yummy lemonmy sweet boysi love my birthday boy!

admiring his free cookie

ford's cakeyummy spaghettihappy birthday boymaw maw made his b-day outfit...we loved it so much!here have some, mommy!

happy 1st birthday! we love you:)