I'm pretty delayed in my post this week...first because I couldn't get pictures to upload, at home or school, but finally today figured out a way around it, and second because we've had quite the unhealthy household this week! More to come on that, but for now I'd like to focus on our ONE YEAR OLD!
To begin our week, we broke out one of our family Christmas gifts, a S'More maker!
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| Looking good! |
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| They taste good too! |
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| Mason opted for chocolate only... |
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| And Bryce was more interested in a chicken nugget! |
I guess you could say the illness started with me on New Year's Eve. Matt spent the day at work while I was home with all 3 kids, unable to get out of bed for much other than feeding them and taking Bryce to the doctor. It was awful. We survived, but it wasn't my most stellar day as a parent! Bryce had been coughing, snotting, and pulling at his ears, so I took him in to the doctor that day. It ended up he was having so much drainage from his nose into his ears, that they were both infected. So we left there with an antibiotic and nose drops. Fun. Third ear infection in 2 months. Yuck. Lucky for us he's still in good spirits when sick, so it wasn't terrible. I just feel so bad when they're sick!
It was so hard for me to believe that he was turning one. This year has gone so fast! At our house it's become a tradition to wake up with balloons all over your floor on your birthday. The boys helped me blow the balloons up and I put them in there...quietly...as he's a light sleeper...the night before. Zane and Mason were excited to wake him up to see what he thought and tell him Happy Birthday...and Bryce was confused!
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| Happy Birthday Bryce! |
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| What in the world is going on? |
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| Still trying to figure it all out... |
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| One year old! |
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| With one of his new favorites...a baby! |
And how else would one celebrate a one-year-old's birthday than by taking him out for pizza? Ha! Well pizza is one of Bryce's favorites, and Pizza Shoppe is one of our family's favorites, so we joined the two and went there for supper! Usually Bryce sits very well waiting for everything, but since becoming mobile, he is a lot more interested in the "driving" game they have there...
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| I made it...now give me a turn! |
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| What a big boy! |
After pizza, we had some cupcakes that I brought along. This was Bryce's first cupcake and I must say he is my child...he LOVED it! He was really interested in the candle...and wanted to touch it. Even though the photo looks like he touched it, I assure you he didn't!
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| Isn't this interesting...??? |
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| But I want to touch it!!! |
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| Yum! |
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| Where did it go Bryce? Your tummy? Oh! |
And it wasn't long before we were back at the driving game...
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| Seriously...look at that face...tongue out, pushing buttons, and he's even making motor sounds! It was too cute! |
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| Hi mom! |
What a wonderful addition Bryce has been to our family. I wish I could slow down time, this is going way too quickly! We're having so much fun watching another of our children reach all of the fun milestones. But it's a little more sad this time as we know it's the last time for us. Trying not to focus on that, but it's hard!
Thanks, Bryce, for being amazing. For making us smile. For the joy you bring to everyone around you. We love you so much!!!
