The big day

Finally the day we've been planning for has come! This evening was Owen's birthday party and everything was great. Aside from being a little overwhelmed at times, Owen enjoyed spending time with all of his family and friends.

Dad's first attempt at cake was a success! At least, Owen had no complaints about it. He was pretty careful at first, but ended up making a mess. His white shirt was turned teal and he had blue hair, so I'd say the cake was a success!

We thought since he had such a great time ripping up his gifts at home that Owen would do a good job of opening them at the party. This was not the case at all! I think he was a little overwhelmed with everyone watching and so many gifts because he was not cooperating at all. He was more interested in climbing over things, visiting friends, playing with the new toys, moving gifts around, etc than actually opening any packages. I think he sat through all of one gift before taking off in a thousand directions and leaving me to open the rest. He ended up getting a lot of fun toys that he can't wait to play with.

Owen wanted to thank everyone for celebrating his first birthday with him. He was lucky to have all of his friends and family with him on his special day. Here are some other random pictures from the party: