On Another First Birthday

First birthday celebrations at our house seem to be in a steep decline.  I'd like to think this is true of every large family but I'm afraid it's just us. David and Henry had the works.  John John had cupcakes with all the family gathered round.  Margaret had pancakes with a candle in them at breakfast before daddy left for work since she would be in bed before he got home.

And then there's Christopher.

Christopher got a celebratory first bowl of ice cream on the lawn with no daddy at all since he is gone to work before anyone wakes up in the morning and comes home well after the baby is in bed.

Luckily babies really enjoy first bowls of ice cream so I don't think he noticed that daddy missed it.

Hopefully the children know they're loved, if not always birthday caked.