ONE YEAR!!

I still don't think it's sunken in yet that our little guy is already a year old!  Things have been so crazy busy around here it seems like time will not slow down for anything!  In the hustle and bustle of things, I've gotten VERY behind on posting.  So, even though it's February, we're skipping over the rest of December and January for now so I can at least get these one year pics up!

He was 11 months in Dec. (we'll have to come back to that month some other time).

Here's our handsome little 12 month old!  I still can't believe it!

He doesn't look too different from the 11 to 12 month pics (except for needing a haircut!) but he is changing so much every day!  He's been walking like a mad man and is SUPER busy!  He seems to understand most of what is going on around him and has been growing and learning so much!  He tries to mimic what he sees people around him doing, it's so fun watching him discover his little world and seeing how much he tries and learns!

Random, I know, but if Grant were to make a musical album at this point in time, I'm thinking this would be part of the album art :)

Grant LOVES to be a helper!  He follows us both around all day trying to do what we do!  He's always been really scared of the chickens but we finally got him to help collect eggs.  As you can see, he's still a little timid but he's facing his fears head on!

For Grant's birthday, we had a Suns party!  Well...several little get-togethers, but the main theme was Suns basketball!  Grant loves basketballs right now!  They make up about 50% of his toys and he still takes Mike's and tries to carry it around, even though it's about as big as he is!

Here's some of the orange and purple decor.
(Goes nicely with our blue and red kitchen, I know!)

This is as close as I'm getting to the cake...it was a disaster!  It's supposed to be a Suns' jersey.  Thank goodness Mike was around to fix it so it at least ended up presentable!  Good thing Grant's only one and cared more about the balloons and basketballs everywhere! 

It tasted decent so I'm hoping that's what'll live on in his mind!

One of his new skills is feeding himself.  He's also drinking from a glass alone...he won't have it any other way!

Uncle Chase had a great time!

Some of Grant's best buddies came to play and celebrate at the park.  He loves following these boys around and trying to be like them!  Thanks for coming Jarom, Alan and Harrison (and their parents of course!)  Uncle Chase was also present but fell asleep in the car and slept through the whole thing.

Grant opening his Fun-Dip from Jared.  Thanks Jared!!

I don't know why, but this just seemed like a fitting picture to end the post. We are so amazed at this little man we get to have in our life!  He seems to have such a determined personality and we're so proud of him everyday for everything he's trying and learning.  He brought with him such an overwhelming spirit of joy and love and we feel so blessed to get to take part in his life every day!  I know it's all cheesy but I can never find a way to describe how much we love this little person!