The Birthday

Blake and I both took off work on Thursday to spend the entire day with Jackson (and so sleep in!). We had an appointment for one year pictures at 10:30. I was a little concerned as to if it was going to be a successful photo shoot, but after our family picture, Jackson warmed up a bit, and shared a few smiles with the camera. We then headed to Starbucks...for me. I mean, I did give birth one year ago, right? We headed to the bakery to pick up Jackson's cake(s), and much to our surprise, our order had been filed away with the cake orders...for March 8. So, we had to wait around downtown for 1.5 hours while they decorated our cakes. Since it was around lunch time, we decided to get something to eat, and to ease our frustration a bit...we went to Las Magaritas. I remember now while we eat at El Matador (El Soddy). We then stopped and picked up a few more items for the party and headed home, just to hang out and spend time together.

Jackson's party started at 6:00, and our house was filled with our (huge) family and a couple of friends. Ben Coffman also came to celebrate at his first American birthday party. As a gift, he brought Jackson baby chopsticks. They are too cute. On the menu, were pizza (Hot and Ready), chips, dip, salad, and soft drinks. For dessert, we had chocolate cake with buttercream frosting, and cookies and cream filling. His cake was designed to match one of my favorite baby shower cakes. We somehow squeezed about 40 people in our little house. We had a blast and so are thankful that Jackson has so many people that love him.

FYI: If you want to book a party at the Creative Discovery Museum in the winter months, call 3-4 months in advance.