Happy Birthday Nathan!

A year ago on June 10, we welcomed Nathan Edmond Malenfant into our lives. And what a year it has been, watching this little baby grow, all the "firsts" and bless us with his happy go lucky little personality. We love to watch the bits of joy he brings to other's lives with just a smile and a laugh. We love you Nathan, and can't wait for the countless birthdays to come.

With the big move, Nathan was lucky enough to have not one, not two, but three birthday parties! First with the Savage clan in Maine, then with the Malenfant family in New Mexico, and a little celebration at home with Mom and Dad. As with all first birthday parties, Nathan wasn't quite sure what was going on, only that everyone kept singing the same song all together very LOUD and we kept trying to get him to eat something with icky frosting on it and we actually encouraged him to rip paper to shreds. But he loved the attention and all the fun new toys to scatter around our apartment!

Now, the photos...

Cake #1 up at the cabin in Maine with the Savage family. My mad decorating skills.

All went well at first, Nathan was very excited for the pretty cake and candle.

Then he got a little TOO excited for the candle.

After that Nathan wanted nothing to do with the cake, we had given him cake-phobia :-(

But once we sliced it up, he managed to enjoy a bit, frosting and all!
Enjoying his first birthday gift (which he broke 5 minutes later)!

For party #2 at the Malenfant's, he helped Daddy and Grandpa grilling the brats!

Cake #2, professionally decorated this time :-)

Grandma was kind enough to get Nathan the cutest frog cupcake, but he is not a fan of frosting!

Presents!

Help from Cousins Stephan, Patrick and Elisabeth.

"What are you looking at?"

At party #3 at home with Mommy and Daddy, Nathan opened the last of his presents, he was very talented at gift opening by this point.

Using a little force on the paper.

Puzzles!