Happy Birthday Nathaniel!

I can't believe it is here - my baby's first birthday. The year has flown by, but I have enjoyed every minute of it. Here are the shots in chronological order from the past year. Yes, this is long, but I can't help it. I'm a mom.

Today we celebrated the joy that is Nathaniel and tried to do all of his favorite things. We went for a walk in the stroller this morning (he loves being outside). We played a lot, and read books. For lunch we went to Chick-fil-A, and Nathaniel ate a whole chicken strip and part of a fruit cup. He had such a great time people-watching and is such a social individual. The crazy little guy even reached out and grabbed a random little boy's t-shirt. He shrieked at other kids (he loves other kids). We had a nice relaxing afternoon, and for dinner had sweet potatoes (favorite veggie), turkey (favorite meat so far) and crescent rolls (any kind of bread is usually good with him). He has gotten so good at feeding himself now.

Nathaniel loves animals and almost any kind of activity (especially jumping in any kind of device he can). He's not walking yet, but probably will be soon. He's a very fast crawler and pulls up on everything. He goes to Mother's Day Out on Tuesday/Thursday and loves his friends in his class. They even made a little birthday card for him before the break.One of his teachers at school calls him "Smiley," which I think is a fitting nickname. He is almost always happy and loves to laugh. Will and I chose Nathaniel for his name way over a year ago, because it means "gift from God." I can't think of a more appropriate name for him! He is such a joy in our lives and we feel very blessed. We love you little guy!