Happy 1st Birthday Sebastian

The lollipop cake!

I joke that Sebastian won't take a paci but he will take a Dum Dum!

THE BIRTHDAY BOY

Wow! Can it be that Sebastian is already 1? I think the fast forward button was pressed down for the entire last year! Since our "plan" is not to have any more children, I have tried my best to breathe in every moment of his "babiness." Literally...breathe it in. I smell him almost every time I hold him and promise myself I won't ever forget. But, I know better. Life goes on and time makes the small moments blurry so this is why I blog about everything!
Sebastian's first year was full of some trying moments and lots of worry but mostly it was filled with wonder and excitement watching him grow! He has such a fun personality and smiles so big it's contagious! His little nose turns up just like Mommy's!

Because his party wasn't until the 24th, we couldn't let his actual birthday day go by without celebrating. We started the day with a fashion show at the Chamber center! All of the models carried balloons in honor of the birthday boy and he totally worked the crowd. Afterwards, we had a picnic lunch at Faith and Sam Harri's house and headed down to surprise Daddy at work. We came unannounced to Fineberg armed with cake for everyone! It was such a fun day.


For his first official party, we invited family and close friends for hotdogs and cake at the Family Life Center. He got lots of fun toys and LOVES the Elmo Live! Grammy and Namps got him. His favorite thing of all was the cake! He took a nose dive into it...it was hilarious! I don't think he acutally ate that much of it. Mostly he enjoyed playing in it!

L to R:

Faith, Sam Harris, Jansen, Abe, Jillian, Sebastian, Jasper, Darby, Coco & AJ

Yummmm...cake!

Grammy & Namps

Uncle Todd, AJ & Aunt Kacey

@ Daddy's work

@ the fashion show showing that adorable smile and turned up nose!

Treat night!

DP and I have a wonderful Thursday night ritual. We look forward to this treat all week. Thanks to the newly invented DVR (this may seem like ancient technology when our kiddos read this one day), we record Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, give the kiddos a bath and put them to bed. Then, I sneak out and make a SONIC run! Woo hoo! Reese's Peanut Butter Cup blast is always Daddy's pick. I like to switch it up sometimes but I will always return to the old faithful and always tasty, Butterfinger Blast. Both of us splurge for extra candy...why not, right? It's a fun and silly thing to look forward to and it's our time to chill, eat a sweet treat and enjoy one another's company. It's always a wonderful reminder that it's the little things in life that make it happy. I wanted to write about this so we never forget our fun Thursday treat night!

Easter 2010

Easter 2010 was Sebastian's first Easter and the first Easter in our new house. We went to church Easter Sunday, hunted eggs with the Sellers family at Aunt Mavis & Uncle Tommy's house in Ripley and ate dinner and hunted eggs at Grammy & Namps. What a fun way to celebrate our risen Savior!

Jillian 8, Jasper 5, Sebastian 11 mo., Coco 3, Jansen 3

Daddy helping Sebastian find his very FIRST egg!

Coco is helping Sebastian open an egg.

Mommy & her beautiful babies!

Oh look what the Easter Bunny brought!

Coco dyeing eggs at Abe Smith's house.

So, maybe Coco isn't a fan of the Big bunny just yet and Sebastian is still undecided. All the screaming and crying embarassed Daddy. After it we got the pic, Mommy looked at it and said, "Donald, look, now that's funny." Coco replies, "It's NOT funny!" We were local celebrities at the mall though. Someone recognized us in the Disney store as the family who didn't like the Easter Bunny!

Too big to hold

Dearest Sebastian,

It's 2 days until your 1st birthday and I just realized today that you're getting too big to "hold." I carry you everywhere but you won't let me hold you like a baby anymore. That breaks my heart but I also can't wait to watch you grow. You are an amazing little guy who loves to smile, laugh and play in the toilet!

Your first year was so tough on you but you made it through and managed to teach your parents a whole lot about faith. I pray every day that you will grow up to be a man who loves the Lord and serves Him with all you are. Selfishly, I also pray that you never leave us and let me hold you forever!

Always & Forever

Dearest Coco,

This post is for you. You woke up from your nap today and let me hold you in my chair for another 45 minutes while you slept. I love this ritual you've adopted and hope you will always & forever let me hold you! You are my precious angel. Sometimes your halo is a bit crooked but I know it's there.

Happy Birthday Grammy

Grammy & all her babies!

Jillian 8, Jasper 5, Jansen 3, Coco 3, Sebastian 10 mo.

As tradition holds, we had a Sunday evening birthday dinner to celebrate Grammy's 56th birthday. The menu was delicious: BBQ, baked beans, potato salad, fries and banana split brownies for dessert. It was a fun night and a chance for us to celebrate a wonderful mother and grandmother. I don't know what I would do without her. She is my mother and my best friend. I can tell her anything and know I'm going to get honesty and love in return.

Coco just HAD to put on the nightgown we gave Grammy. She danced and sang and pretended she was Snow White!

This is my BEST try at getting Coco to pose for a picture with her beloved Grammy.

Sebastian's First Haircut!

Grammy gave Sebastian his first haircut on March 7, 2010 (10 months old). It wasn't too long but I joked that he was beginning to look "unloved." He stayed quite still for the 2 minutes it took to snip the ends. It looks even more adorable now that it's trimmed. I even had someone ask me if I curled the back under. People never cease to amaze me...