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Happy Birthday Trent!

Wow- I can't believe our "Super T" is one year old! This year has flown by, but it also seems like this little guy has been part of our family forever.

We decided to keep his first party small and simple. We invited family over to our house, ate pizza and cake, opened presents, and celebrated Trent.

Trent loves Mickey Mouse Club, so we went with a Mickey Mouse theme.

Trent was a little overwhelmed when he woke up from his nap and found everyone here, so he gave us "the look" again.

But, we told him it was his birthday, and he needed to smile if he wanted to eat cake and open presents. {HA! If only it were that easy!}

We bribed him into the high chair with Cheerios. I didn't post any pictures of Mike Trent opening presents, but he got some great things {his favorite- the wagon; a swing for outside, which we hope to try out this week; DVD player for the car; clothes; books; a few toys, and even some money.} Thank you sweet family for his gifts!

Then we brought out the cake. He did pretty well with it, probably because I started by giving him a few bites with a spoon. {He's not a fan of new textures.} Then, with the help of Uncle Travis, he put his hands in the cake.

He started on the thumb, and we thought he was finished with the cake.

We were obviously mistaken.

He was a happy boy the rest of the time, as long as somebody was pushing him around in the wagon.

He even let cousin Trevor ride with him.

Everyone thought the party was a success {or at least they thought better than to tell me otherwise.} I will admit that I am glad that his next party is another year away. I'm not the best party planner, and having a large group of people at my house {yes, I consider 12 a large group when they are in my home} was a little stressful for this amateur mom.

Tonight we are going to eat Mexican, {Trent's favorite} which is my idea of the perfect birthday dinner:) His one year check-up is tomorrow, so stay tuned for another post this week. I made a slideshow of pictures from his first year, and I might try to put in on the blog.