Happy 1st Birthday Kade

Kade Anderson Hall turned a big 1 years old on March 3. He had been very sick with the flu the entire week before so we didn't invite anyone to a his party. We celebrated it immediate family style and still had lots of fun. Before the party was over though, Jeremy Nelson and his daughter Nicole stopped by to visit which was perfect because the Nelsons have been to almost all our family's parties since we met them 5 years ago. He must have been inspired to stop by :)

Like I said, Kade was super sick the morning of his birthday and I was feeling kinda disappointed knowing that he wouldn't be very happy for his big day, but we carried on. After his afternoon nap though, he woke up acting so much better and he did actually eat cake and smile and play that night. He wouldn't open or play with his presents but he loved his balloons so much.

Things about 365 day old Kade that I don't want to forget:

-He is barely eating the first foods baby food. We have not been able to get that kid to eat solids very well at all! (He does love a good potato chip tho. He hears the bag rustle in the pantry and he is crawling as fast as he can to get one.)

-He is not walking, but could if he would just dare try. He can stand alone quite awhile until he realizes he is and he then will hurry and sit down.

-He waves bye-bye and plays pat-a-cake a lot.

-Whenever he inspects things for the first time, he flips the item with his fingers back and forth a few times.

-He loves to snuggle his momma lots! ( I love this!)

-Taking him outside will instantly turn him from a fussy guy into a grinning guy.

-He looks almost identical to Tori when she was this same age.

-He loves to raid his sister's room for toys.

-He grins a huge cheesy grin at you when he is touching something he knows he is not supposed to touch. He thinks if he smiles big enough that he won't get in trouble.

-He is a joy and we love him very much!