First Birthday Party

I spent the weekend in the Minneapolis celebrating Tom's nephew's first birthday. Micah handled a Saturday afternoon filled with lots of people, lots of presents, and his first taste of chocolate cake very well. It was such a fun time to watch his face as he saw all of his new toys...he had a hard time picking what to play with!

Tom and I got him a big blow-up house type thing that came with 10 balls. You can bounce on the thing, play ring-toss, and put balls through a bunch of toys--which is just what Micah likes doing right now. Also, he had a playpen that was mostly just used to store toys, but Tom and I bought him 400 soft flex plastic balls, so he now has his very own ball pit to play in. Those were always so fun to play in at restaurants, but they aren't around anymore. But now Micah has his own to play with! He loved it, he was squealing and kicking his feet before he even got inside it, and was sad to be taken out. And, the ball pit is big enough that I was able to climb inside and play with him. They're still as fun as they were 12 years ago!

I took lots of pictures of Micah with cake smeared all over his body (his parents were smart to let him try the cake wearing only a diaper so he didn't dirty clothing) and playing with the new toys, so I'll post them when I get the chance.