Happy Birthday Nathan!

Nathan blows out the candle with Daddy...
Trying some cake...
Whew - a beer after a long day!
Nathan and bubbles the morning of his party...
Nathan with bubbles at his party (with Jasmine and her boys)

Well, we made it a year! YAY. Actually it was not a tough one - we have enjoyed every minute of the journey and are having even more fun with him each day.

To celebrate his first year, we had a birthday party for him in the party room at our new apartment complex. Grandma and Grandpa Evans flew up to be with him (and Grandma Geri organized and decorated the party, and also baked the cake) and we had lots of great friends join the party, like Meghan, Lisa, Katie, and Stephanie from work, Grubbs and TJ from Hoboken and Schwab, Jasmine and the boys, Magdalena came by...it was a great day. Though Nathan had no idea what the party was about, he really enjoyed being social (except for trying to escape twice) and playing with all the kids. We were amazed that he didn't get cranky after hours of being active. At the end of the party he was absolutely exhausted and took a great nap and it took him a couple of days to recover, but we have decided that he is a social butterfly and that parties are good for him.

See the photos above from the big day......and happy birthday to Nathan!!