happy birthday to our big boy!

William is one-year old!!!! So hard to believe how time has zoomed by. And what did this new toddler do on his special day? He did what all good, loving little boys do on their birthdays. He spent quality time with his momma and ran errands with her. =)

Bill and I took him out to dinner at Outback... of course. What toddler wouldn't want to spend their first birthday trying to chomp down on some chewy steak? Ok, ok, ok... so the dinner was more for Bill and me. But hopefully someday, it'll be something he enjoys as much as we do.

Mmmmm....

When we got home, we gave him some non-dairy cake I had baked as a trial-run for his birthday party on Saturday.

Yummy... (smiling with his mouth full...)

We forgot to open some presents on his birthday, so we just did it the next day... (oops!)

William only uses his forefinger to do everything. If he opens his presents like this on Saturday, we've got problems.

We are truly in awe of this little boy that God has given to us. It has been quite a year of joys and blessings with William. And we are excited about having many more with him, Lord willing.

William, may the Lord bless you on this special day that He gave you to us a year ago... for how ever long He deems fit. We love you dearly, Monkey! Have a happy birthday!