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And I gave him cutting my hair... or shall I say BUTCHERING my hair. (I cut 19 inches off.)
He loved that!
Caleb gave him a ping pong table...
It has been used a lot already!!!
And Blake's parents gave him an awesome volleyball/badminton set with the net and all! It's set up in the backyard right now. And my parents gave him a beautiful big tool box... or it's more like a tool storage system or somethin...!
We had dinner at Applebee's with TN Family. 11 adults, 1 booster, and 3 high chairs. Good times. 
Happy 26th Birthday Blakey! This year's gonna rock!
I forgot to fill everyone in on the awesome first birthday that Caleb had, aside from his big ball birthday bash! First, he woke up really happy and opened presents. Then he had a pancake breakfast. Then, he played for a while and went down for a good nap. He woke up right before his party and had a great time. After that, we all bundled up and went with my parents to the... drumroll please... NFL PLAYOFF GAME! Hahaha! It was not too cold, so we went for it! Caleb had a great time. He clapped when the whole crowd clapped, and went "aaay!" When we would yell, "Yay!" He was a great sport. What a first birthday!
He even got a little nap during the game.
I mean CHECK OUT the snowboots and the puffy coat. Can it get any cuter? I submit that it CAN NOT! :)
So remember how Caleb used to be on the large end of the scale as a small baby??? Well, now he is as follows:
Caleb had an awesome birthday party! With just a week of planning, inviting, shopping, sewing, decorating, and cooking, the party really turned out great! At least 40 people showed up, kids playing all over the place, people eating, and Caleb running around enjoying the company. So many different kinds of balls everywhere, he was thrilled!! 
Caleb had fun opening his gifts. Every gift he'd open, he wanted to play with, but I'd have to put it to the side and grab a new one. He kept saing "woah.... woah... woooaah..."
He sat in his new chair from momma and da-da to open his gifts.
He was a great sport!
The food turned out awesome, meatballs, and everything round that we could come up with! Even round ball-shaped apple juice bottles!
He wasn't so sure about cake. He let me feed it to him, but he didnt want to dig in himself. His grandpa put his hands in it to encourage more of a "shoveling" effort, but he just wanted the sticky stuff to get off his hands. He thought it tasted good though! 
Ball lights, kids playing with ball toys, ball picture frames!
Caleb in his birthday shirt!
My mom and I sewed a big felt "1" on the back of his shirt, it looked SO cute!
Basketball party favors for party people to take home! They had round candy in them, Gobstoppers!
The ball cakes! I had a blast creating these creations, and I was very excited with how they turned out, especially the baseball! So fun!
Grandma helped us so much for Caleb's party!
He had a fun party! Yay for Caleb's First Birthday party!!!
Exactly a year ago at this moment, I was laying in a hospital bed experiencing the most intense and exhilarating pain. I was 60 pounds heavier than I am right now, swollen, draped in a beautiful shabby hospital gown. But, I was excited because Caleb was soon to arrive! It has been a year since I had a baby growing inside of me. A full year of love, joy, sleepless nights, emotional craziness, smiles, laughs, tears, milestones, thrills, and many blessings.
I can't believe it, I am kind of freaking out. Caleb is going to be ONE in 3 days. You know what, I really am freaking out because I have already decorated our house for the party... 2 days ago... and the party is on his birthday in 3 days. I have also taken on sewing projects. Yeah, that is crazy for me. I made a birthday banner (<--click on this phrase to see directions)! My mom helped me of course. It was really fun and turned out AWESOME! Something I added to it was a piece in the middle to put "1st" or whatever number birthday it is. I put the number on with velcro so I can change it!
Caleb's First Christmas. It was so special! We had so much fun.
Uncle Terry helping Caleb open his Christmas presents on Christmas morning.
Caleb wearing the Christmas present cousin Elise got him! Baby Gap! Adorable!
On Christmas night, us girls and Bryson painted fingernails. I got pink nails with black zebra stripes and sparkles. Chelsey rocks at painting nails.
I absolutely loved spending time with my little boy in Utah. We spent every day together and had a blast.
It was a WHITE CHRISTMAS for us!
Caleb and cousin Skyler had a great time together. They took baths and pushed each other around in a stroller.
When all was said and done, we had one little tired bear.
Merry first Christmas, Caleb. You bring so much joy to our lives.
