Elliot is one!

Our sweet guy turned one at the end of March! Where did that year go?? The quote "The days may be long but the years are fast" has never been more true for me than this past year. It seems like just yesterday that he was born but at the same time those long colic filled nights seem like a lifetime ago. We had a small celebration for him with family which was just perfect. Pizza and cake and he was a happy camper.

Big sister took  care of opening his presents and our families spoiled him with lots of new toys and clothes. He clearly loved his smash cake and we had to peel him away from it after a few fistfuls to avoid a massive sugar rush (and crash).

It's fun to watch him move from a little baby to a toddler. He's exploring constantly and loves figuring out how things work and what things can do. While Gabriella has always been content playing with toys and doing crafts, he loves to see how loud things are, loves to open and close cabinets, pull cords out of outlets (and give me  heart attacks!), and climb. He's not walking yet but once he does, I know we are in trouble because he will be all over the place.

He loves anything that Gabby loves and is happiest outside in the dirt. We've had a few tastes of spring recently and when he's able to be out crawling in the yard he is thrilled. He's much bigger than she was at a year but he's definitely leaning out now that he is mobile.

His personality is great; when he's happy he has the biggest smile and is so sweet but boy, oh boy, when he's mad he wants the whole world to know. He loves to make people laugh (especially his big sister when he blows raspberries with his food) and is very cuddly. He officially has 3 teeth now- one of his top teeth finally broke through last night after being right below his gums for weeks.

Happy Birthday to our sweet Elliot!! We are crazy about you!!