A year ago today I held my baby boy in my arms for the very first time. What a feeling. It's amazing how much you love your children, isn't it?
Our family has enjoyed visiting Wheeler Farm to see the animals. We decided we would do this again for Owen's birthday and plan a farm animal birthday party. We gathered chicken eggs, sang Old MacDonald, played animal charades and read The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown.
The barnyard cake was a lot of fun to make, especially since my Mom and sister Amy were there to help me. Mom as always thought of the perfect gift for Owen, a tee-ball set.
Owen reminds me of Bam Bam from the Flinstones cartoon because he walks around all day carrying a bat. He likes to hit balls with it, but he also hits other things to discover the sounds they make. (If only I could teach him to not hit people!)
He hit the tee-ball again and again, and he could do it all by himself. It was fun for me to watch him be so content and so focused on his sport.
Owen was not shy about trying the cake at all. I couldn't keep his hands off long enough to sing Happy Birthday. He just grabbed a pig cupcake and went for it. Blowing out the candle was almost superfluous.
Happy Birthday BoBo. Love you little man.
