Tennyson's First Birthday

I mean, come on.  That face, right?

Our boy is still pure sunshine.  He's just a happy guy.

We celebrated today -a day early- since I'm flying out of town tomorrow morning to shoot a weekend wedding in Atlanta.  MiMa and Boppa came over, Papa baked four kinds of scrumptious cupcakes/muffins and Tennyson gladly showed off his new walking moves.  Yep.  He's walking.  Our earliest walker of the bunch.  

MiMa and Boppa are so sweet.  They always bring a little something so each kid has a surprise to open, even when it's not their special day.  Thank you so much, sweet Betty and Barry!

Just watching Tennyson's reaction to seeing his present.  PRICELESS!

He held the monkey and kept waving (open, close, open, close) with his hand.  OH MY GOSH, it was THE sweetest thing!

Brian has become quite the master baker.  All these delights (four different muffins/cupcakes) are all vegan recipes.  It's hard to believe there are no eggs in these bad boys -SO stinkin' moist and fluffy.  (Yes, yes.  I know how blessed I am.  I can legitimately ask, "What's cookin', good lookin'?")

Bringing on the "Cupcake Smash."

For awhile, it was just....hm...squishy.

Taking instruction by example.

(Thank you, MiMa and Boppa, for the balloons!)

And any mess like that deserves a birthday bath.