We've been planning and preparing to celebrate Brody's first birthday for the last six weeks or so, and today was the big day. The theme was the Hungriest Caterpillar (a children's book), where the caterpillar eats many different things. Val came up with the idea and it worked well - the caterpillar eats fruits, meat, cheese, a pickle, ice cream, cake, and so on. A lot of things that you might have at a birthday party. We invited our families and are really greatful that everyone could make it. I think that today could have been the largest crowd at our house, definitely since we moved in. The pink flamingos (thanks, Susan!) greeted our guests (a Gunderson family tradition) and the party started around 1pm. The food was good, the gathering was great, and Brody received so many nice things! I don't often get all sappy, but it really did mean a lot to me - thanks everyone! Brody really had a great day! In fact, I have interpreted for him:
"Thank you all for coming to my party! I was so happy to see you all! And we had a wonderful meal (me throwing food on the floor is normal, not a dislike for the food.) I got so many great presents! I played and played after everyone went home - so much fun! Thank you!"
(ok, I made that up, but he really did have a great time playing with all of his new toys!)
I loaded over 100 new pictures in to his gallery, or watch in his slide show on the right.
Thanks again everyone, for making Brody's birthday so special!
