Happy Birthday to Cael!

Our little guy celebrated his first birthday last weekend!  We traveled to Dallas for his big day since most of our family lives in the Metroplex.  We arrived in Denton early on Saturday morning and spent a fun day with my family.

We explored Gamma and Gampa's freezer ...

... because Cael needed to check on their coffee supply.

He also got in some serious play time ...

as well as time with Gamma and Gampa ...

... but the real fun began when cousin Grayson and the balloons showed up!

The cousins enjoyed playing together with trains ...

and Cael LOVED the train box ...

... but the balloons were still undeniably exciting.

Cael had a great time exploring his new toys ...

... playing with his shopping cart ...

... tearing open gifts with Scrappy ...

... checking out his gifts ...

... and curling up with his dad after all of the excitement.

After getting a good night's rest, Cael was ready to celebrate at his party!  He loved the gym and especially the slides!

The gym was fun and the cupcakes were yummy but the special time with family (and especially those wonderful cousins) was the best part of Cael's first birthday!