Samuel's First Birthday Party!

Samuel won't be 1 until May 12th, but we decided to have his party in Arkansas so we had it a little early. We had a Sock Monkey Extravaganza! It was so much fun and the birthday boy had a blast. The day was supposed to be rainy and yucky, but at 12:00 the clouds parted and sun was shining for the entire party. This is exactly how we wanted it to be. The party was at my mother's house and she has the perfect setting for outdoor fun..tree swing, big front porch and a large yard for wagon rides! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the wonderful day!

This is his birthday banner that I made. We have been taking his monthly pictures by a sock monkey since he was 1 month old ( minus the 5 and 7 month pic.) I bordered all of the pictures with sock monkey card stock and strung it with ribbon..it was adorable and now I can put it in a scrap book!

The table turned out so great and colorful!

Family picture to remember this special day

We have been working with Samuel on walking for a while now. He has decided that he wants crawling to be his mode of transportation for a little bit longer.

Samuel decided to wipe his face on Daddy's sweater...and daddy was ok with that! Anything for the birthday boy!

Loving all of the attention! He clapped his hands during "Happy Birthday."

Yes..it was nap time..poor kid!

Bath time quickly followed the smash cake!

Present time! Samuel received so many wonderful things and has really enjoyed playing with all of his new toys. Here he is looking at his new book "That's not my Monkey."

Trying to drink out of his new "Samuel" sippy cup even though it had nothing in it!

Here he is getting excited about all of the fishing he can do one day with his new fishing pole from Aunt Linda and Uncle Terry!

My dearest friend Holly drove up from Little Rock to help us celebrate! How I love her!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet boy! We will celebrate more on the actual day but the party was everything we hoped it would be. Thanks to all of our family and friends who made it out! We love you!