A new sheriff in town

So now that I am one year old, I can write my own blog entries, like the big boy that I am. I mean my cousin Joey had been writing his own blogs since like, birth, so it was about time I fired mom. Mom is upset because she wanted to write some sappy entry about how proud and emotional she was when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to me yesterday. She started going on about how far I'd come since being the little bean who used to be curled up in her lap with little tightly clenched fists, and how she can hardly believe it was a year ago that I was nestled up inside of--wait, that was kinda cozy now that I think about...

But I'm into bigger and better things now. There is a whole world to explore beyond the womb--let me tell you. Today for instance I walked all the way over to Richard and Victoria's house on the other side of the village. Well kind of by myself. I had my trusty Fisher-Price lawn mower-type walker that my cool neighbor Ben is letting me borrow. But I can take steps by myself too. Today Mom was blowing bubbles and I was trying to pick them up, but they kept disappearing on me! This has happened before. In any event she stopped all of a sudden and started clapping because I had taken a few steps (Moms are really quite easily impressed). I admit I didn't even really realize it myself because I was just trying to catch those bubbles. Richard told me I'm like some guy named Wiley Coyote that way--I only fall once I look down.

I had a fun day yesterday--I got to eat this yummy thing called a cupcake:




Hang out in boxes--one of my favorite activities! (though it doesn't look like it here, I swear I was having fun):


and Mom and a bunch of other friends started hitting this cardboard number one hanging from the tree and then all these toys spilled out!


I learned a really important lesson: If you hit things long and hard enough with bats, toys and fruit leathers come out of them. Cool huh! I also got lots of really nice new books. I'm happy because I was getting a little tired of "miso in my sippy cup, tofu in my bowl", "Hen who gave rabbit an egg" and Nicholas, who is still a bunny by the way.

p.s. My mom just read this entry over my shoulder and told me to say "Thank You" to everyone who got me such nice birthday presents and who came out to celebrate with me. Thank you!!!!

p.p.s Did any one catch the number recognition above? I think I may be a math guy like my dad yet.