Deacon's First Birthday

Well, it sure is busy when you have Deacon's birthday two days after Bentley's! Since Deacon is just 1 and didn't even realize it was his birthday, we didn't go all out with a big party. But, we made sure we still celebrated! We invited all family, but most were away or couldn't make it so we had both sets of grandparents and Tamara and Lee's kids (they were in Jamaica!). It actually made it quite the perfect amount of people! We had a Sunday dinner with everyone which turned out to be so delicious. On that note, Jeff bought a "Traeger" a few months back and we are both in love with it! It's a fancy BBQ, which is really more of a smoker, or a big oven! It burns wood pellets, which can be different flavours, and it makes the food taste SO good. Anyways, Jeff made a delicious cut of beef, and along with some yummy sides it was a perfect dinner. Deacon opened his presents and then we sang to him and let him smash his cake. I had high hopes that he would actually dig in and devour the cake but, just like Bentley, he was terrified and wanted nothing to do with the cake! Ah well, at least I avoided the sugar high he would've had! It was a great evening spent with family and we all really enjoyed a relaxing evening. 
I still can't believe he is already 1 year old! That year seriously flew by! He is the cutest thing in the whole world. Seriously. He melts my heart every day and I couldn't have asked for a better child! He smiles and interacts with anybody, and has no fear going to strangers. He's got the best expressions, and I get tons of comments when I'm out, just about how cute he is. He loves to eat almost anything you give him. He also loves to find the nearest toilet to splash in, climb stairs, and wrestle his sister. He loves music and reading books. He's got 6 little teeth and finally crawls normally now. I just love my little snuggle bug so much!!