The Big One

Who me?

Yeah, you. Lemme show you how to open these presents!

Standing up in his new shoes (he can balance a solid 1-2 seconds now).

Such a big boy now...can even use a fork!

What kind of cake??? We've done airplane, helicopter, racecar.... but what really symbolizes the Stoko-loco-vaca?

A T-bone steak cake, of course!

Stokes got bath toys for his presents, so Senor was pretty excited to get ready for the bath (hence the naked candle blowing assistance).

I thought Stokes would really dig into the cake, given the opportunity and his love of food, but he was quite dainty and we eventually gave in to Senor's request to cut the cake and distribute pieces to everyone. Stokes was pretty pumped about eating the candle, and eventually decided the piece of cake was pretty tasty.

Happy Birthday Stokes.....I can't believe my baby's a whole year old. We love you! Time sure flies when you're havin fun...

P.S. The brown substance on Stoke's face on the first picture is a result of my attempt at gluten-free bread baking for my coworkers...the result was 2 large hockey pucks that were only suitable for sucking and breaking into little pieces all over the floor and table.