Eli is One!

Eli is one year old! Actually, he's more than 13 months old now, but silly Blogger has delayed my posting on his birthday. I'm really not sure that it's going to work today, but I'll take the time to write it out and just hope that the publish button works.

I love that picture (above). He's just such a happy guy!
Eli's birthday (April 9th) fell on a Saturday, so we were able to celebrate on his actual birthday. All the Browns came (Dennis and Loretta, Kayla and Travis, and Matt and Courtney), as well as my mom and dad and cousin Lauren. We had some delicious pizza and opened presents. Eli didn't do such a great job of tearing into the wrapping paper, but oh well--maybe when he's two. :)

This is the balloon that Micah picked out to give Eli. He loved it! He kept sticking out his lips and saying, "Ooooo!"
I had a hard time picking a theme for the cake and whatnot, because it's tough to tell just what a one-year-old is into. But that boy sure does love to boogie whenever he hears music, so I decided to go with a musical theme. You'll see it on the cupcakes.

He also loves sweets, so of course he gobbled his cupcake right up.
Here are the cupcakes I made. I had a good time making the toppers out of melted chocolate.
I'm so proud of my little guy! He is so much fun right now. A month after his first birthday, he's walking all over the place, saying a few words including "ball" and "book," dancing whenever he feels the rhythm in him, and still giving the best snuggles and hugs. He's a super cute, cuddly ball of energy and I can't imagine our family without him. Love you, Eli!