Lucas is ONE!

Wow, hard to believe Lucas is actually a year old. Of course, the year has flown by.

Here's what his special day was like:

He started out the day by just being his usual cute self...

...and played until morning nap time. I went to the store to pick up the cakes and other food for the party while he napped. He was still asleep when I got home, so I helped Jeff get ready. Soon the guests started arriving and we all had a nice lunch. After lunch, we decided to let him go after the gifts however he wanted until he got tired and ready for his afternoon nap.

I don't think he believed we were going to let him get into all those things!

He ripped some of the wrapping, but mostly just pushed things around. Alyssa helped him with the unwrapping.

He liked ripping the paper,

but this shiny, crinkly, non-ripping stuff was pretty nice too.

After not too long, he started to get sleepy and cranky, so we put him down for a nap. The plan was to do the cake after he woke up, but he wasn't in a very good mood when he woke up.

This hat didn't help matters.

I got him a drink of milk and that seemed to make him feel better.

He liked that fire, so it didn't stay around too long.

After a few more tears, he finally got down to business and attacked the frosting.

He never did get much cake, mostly just frosting.

The heartbreak of clean-up, thanks to Aunt Charisse.

Everyone left soon after cake, so it was then that he decided to show off his new talent of pulling himself up and holding on with one hand.

The day ended with a bath to remove the last of the blue frosting from his hair and ears. Alyssa blew him some bubbles in the tub, but he wasn't all that impressed. Oh well, it was a long day.

Happy Birthday Sweetie!