My baby Cameron is officially a toddler

Amazing how fast this last year has gone by! I love being Cameron's Mommy. Dan and I are so blessed to have such an amazing spirit in our home. We have learned so much about Cameron, babies, being parents, ourselves, and each other over this new adventure of becoming parents.
We decided to kick off birthday traditions and go all out with food, festivities, and presents.
Dan and I have decided we will write him each a letter every year on his birthday to keep with his baby book to give to him some day when he is grown up.
We also got him balloons, a big hit!

We all went out to eat on Saturday to our favorite- Olive Garden since Cam's birthday was Sunday this year.
We threw him a Pirate party! We had Pirate Booty snacks, veggies, cupcakes, and I made a pirate smash cake.

He had a great turn out for his birthday. I was really good about getting pictures of him opening some presents, and his cake, and him, but not so much of his actual party- bummer! We had great friends and family over to celebrate with us though, and we are so grateful for all of them. Cameron was so spoiled and got many new toys that he has really enjoyed playing with already!

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"- Interpretation: Look Mom, another Book!!!

Of course the fur-babies helped celebrate too… Don't worry, it took lots of treats, distraction, and talent to capture a moment like this...

Cameron was so good to share his new toys with his friend Braelynn- She is 4 months younger than Cam. He is really noticing his friends and other children more and more and he loves to give babies kisses. Braelynn was no exception and he grabbed her and planted a kiss right on her while they were playing.

I didn't think too wisely about the whole candle, flame, cake thing- and I put Cam by his cake while the candle was lit. I couldn't keep him from touching it, and he touched the flame. I think it upset and scared him more than anything, because he didn't burn or even have a mark at all- but it made me sad because he was ready to dig right into his cake, and because of the candle he got upset and hesitated. Then, when he finally decided that his cake would be yummy and fun, everyone cheered for him so loudly he got scared and cried.

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to…"

We really enjoyed celebrating our Cameron. He is such a bright addition to our home!