MAX'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY....

Still trying to catch up with important family events....
I am way behind with everything this year....
Too much happy and not enough time for it all...
It has been a crazy year as we try and organise a wedding and get ready for a holiday....
Crazy crazy year but we will get there....

We all went on a Teddy Bear's Picnic for Max's 1st Birthday and what a wonderful day it was...
It was only a small birthday party with both sets of Grandparents, Max's uncle Pat and Aunty Amanda and Aunty Brenda...  The Little's and Moxey's also joined us up at the park.....

Icing a Cake

Teddy Bear Fruit Kebabs

Tim Tam Teddy bears in little cars...

The birthday cake.....

The birthday boy tasting the icing... YUM YUM... He wanted more..

 Sarah and I headed up to the park early to set up the picnic underneath one of the big fig trees overlooking the lagoon....

Decorations in the trees...

Someone had to climb up and hang them....

The birthday boy with his bear ears on...

Picnic basket and party bags...

Lots of teddies joined us in the park...

The kids loved their party bags....

Picnic blankets all set up....

Jumping castle for the kids and the teddies...

Max with Grandma Kaye

He loves to bounce.....

Party food for a Teddy Bear's Picnic

Opening some of his presents...

His big sister likes to help but Max is pretty excited with what he sees...

 Max's little friend Patrick really loved Max's birthday present also and was keen to have a little ride and play with it.....

Patrick reading the card to Max...

Think Max was more interested in the paper than the presents...

Food glorious food....

The view from our picnic rugs...

Riding his new birthday present....

Thoroughly enjoying his new birthday present...

Poppy showing Max how his horn works...

Teddies lined up ready for a bounce...

Willow ready to jump..

Getting ready to blow out his candles...

Careful Grandad,  you might end up wearing that Chocolate Cake...

 Today Max gets to try cake for the first time.....
And he loved it.....
He has a sweet tooth....

Enjoying his first piece of cake...

What a face....

Shoving it into his mouth.....

Willow enjoying Max's birthday cake...

Two special little girls....

 The party finished at lunch time and then it was time to take Max home for his afternoon sleep..
We still hadn't managed to give him his presents from us all this morning,  we were too busy getting ready for a party, so thought we would wait until later in the day and let him enjoy them then...

His very own couch..

and he loves it...

Got to love our birthday boy..

Paper is so much fun.....

Present from Moppy and Poppy

More presents....

Taaaaa

 Willow loved Max's Duplo and was very happy to help him put it all together...
She is getting really good at doing it now and can follow the instructions pretty well...

Birthday presents

Sand and Water play

 He still loves his bottle....

 He scored a chair for when he comes camping with us..
He thought it was great...
We thought he was cute....

Can't wipe the grin off his face...

 They ended the day by having a bit of a swim in the back yard...

He loves the water and he loves to bounce... He was having a ball..

 Just love this little cherub...
Love him to bits...
Feel so blessed to have these two little treasures in our lives...

 It was a wonderful day and I am so blessed and thankful that we were able to be down there and be a part of it with the children....
These really are the special years...
So blessed.....