Happy Birthday Reid!

I guess the summers will always be busy with little boy birthdays from now on - Ben in May, Reid in June, Alex in July! We were so excited that cousin Reid came down from Dallas to celebrate his first birthday with all his grandparents.

We were all excited for the big moment - the eating of the cake.

Ummmm.....

....no thanks. We couldn't believe it but Reid had no interest in the cake or the icing, even by spoon.

These boys, on the other hand, were thrilled with the prospect of cake and helped celebrate with lots of enthusiasm.



After everyone's tummies were full, Ben said he was going to teach Reid how to crawl. (Reid has started crawling since last time we saw him, but let's let Ben think he did the teaching!)

Alex was just waiting impatiently behind the couch for the presents to come out.

Reid got to open his loot and scored some nice gifts for his birthday. He gave a wave of thanks to the paparazzi before he started playing with everything.

After the big celebration, we spent a couple days enjoying everyone's company. Alex always struggles not being the baby in the house and finds lots of things to do to get some attention. I think he's gotten a little big for the baby bath!

We tried (unsuccessfully) to get a picture of the cousins...guess who wasn't in the mood?

The kids and grandkids

Grammy and Grumpy and their grandsons. Oh, Alex, there is never a dull moment with you!