hello all!  I’m back home and ready to get this bloggy blog in gear for 2012!  We had a fantastic – and memorable! – holiday and I have full Christmas recaps to come.  But, today we have something much more important to celebrate…

Maxwell’s cousin Nate is ONE today!  Happy Birthday Nater Tater!

We got to spend some time with Nate and his big sis, Delaney, while down in Florida last week.  They are just as fun as ever.  While the 4 month age difference between Maxwell and Nate makes a big difference right now, in just a few months it won’t matter at all.  Can’t wait for these little dudes to be best buds!

We had a little birthday party for Nate complete with a dinosaur cake and safari hats…

Everyone got in on the hat wearing fun!

Nate didn’t take anytime smashing his smash cake!  I’d say he was a fan…

Of course, he also had a little help from Delaney!

After cake, the kiddos had a surprise waiting for them outside…GJ got a bounce house!!

It was a blast!  for the adults too!  🙂  These kids are going to want to go to GJ’s house every weekend if she keeps doing stuff like this!!  Speaking of GJ, after playing with her grandbabies from the outside for a bit….

She decided she had to get in herself!  or maybe it was Delaney begging her over and over to get in?!  Whatever the reason, she was a good sport, bounced away and made 3 little babies VERY happy!

And if you’re wondering if Nate had fun at his 1st birthday party….just check out these pictures!

A happy birthday boy indeed!!  Here’s to many more!