1st Birthday Party!

Tripp's Birthday Party

Yesterday was Tripp's birthday party and we had a blast! There were 7 babies and one toddler here, so we had a full house. It was a great day, all the babies played and Bob & I got to hang out with some friends.

Our friends, Tom & Amber Williams drove all the way from Scranton, PA to celebrate Tripp's birthday with him! They are such great friends that they drove up Friday night to help us clean, prep and decorate. We would not have been ready without their help.

Thank You!

The Balloons....

The Cupcakes w/ Puffs......

The Decorations....

The Goodie Bags and Birthday Crown....

The Inflatable Ball Pit....

I forgot to take a picture of the food, but it was lovely. Amber truly is our own little Martha Stuart. She arranged the food for display and made sure everything was Martha Stuart perfect!

Unfortunately, Tom woke up sick on Sat morning and they decided to go home before the party and all the babes got there. So we had a little present opening session with just them.

Cedar helps out.

Tripp loves his new drum.

Just Like Daddy!

Tripp relaxing with a pre-party bottle.

Grandma & Grandpa Capano came up from Long Island to celebrate Tripp's birthday with him!

So did tons of Tripp's baby friends!

Erin & Lukas

Sydney Henry

Jess & the Twins
Anna & Emma

Jenna & Matteo

John

Jay & Emma
Ted & Emma

Brian & Cooper

Kelly

Mr. Bill & Ms. Gina

That's right Cooper, Tripp is 1!

.....You'll be 1 next week!

Matteo suckin on a bowThe Gregorski Family

Tripp parties like a rock star!

The back of Tripp's shirt says:

"I think it's been a good year, but I don't have much to compare it too."

Cooper

Lukas

Grandpa helps Tripp show off for Grandma


Matteo

Erin & Tripp

Brenda & Emma


Just Hanging Around


The Babes

Emma, Anna, Emma, Cooper, Sydney, Tripp & Lukas

Time for birthday cupcakes!

Happy Birthday to Tripp!

Yummy! Cupcake!

All of the babies enjoyed

their cupcake treats!







Present time!

Tripp got tons of great gifts! We are so lucky to have so many generous friends, you truely do spoil our son!


A 1 year picture frame from Aunt Carol & Uncle Al
We love books!


A little red wagon from Grandma & Grandpa Capano


An outfit with some of Bob's old Boyscout & High School patches sewn on from Grandma Amy.

Everyone enjoyed playing with the new toys.


Soon after, it was time for the babies to go home.


It was a long, exciting day...we're pooped!

Thank you for spending this special day with us. Turning one is a huge milestone and we are so glad we were able to share it with you.

T is for Teeth!

That's right, teeth!! Tripp has 4 teeth!!!

He has 2 on top and 2 on bottom.

They just appeared one day, after many nights of discomfort and several tubes of Ora gel!

2!
Sorry, I couldn't get any pics of the top 2.

Here are some pics of Tripp on his new Rocking Horse,

a gift from one of Bob's colleagues.

He loves it and can make it rock all by himself!

He also has an excellent dismount - my little cowboy!

Check me out

As Tripp's 1st birthday approaches, excitement fills the air.

He checks for age spots....

...Mom, are you keeping track of how tall I'm getting?

Can you dig it?

........Tripp sure can!

He loves to empty things, and the plant soil is no exception!

B is for Book

Tripp loves his books!

He especially likes the hard page books. He points out his favorite animals and talks up a storm! His favorite book is Snuggle Puppy. He points at the pictures and says "Daw". So close! Soon he'll be saying "dawg". That's right even though mommy has left NY and lost her accent.....that NY blood runs strong through Tripp.

DAWG

10 Little Monkeys is also a big favorite.

Tripp is our little Monkey, so it figures that he loves this book!

I see a firetruck.....

...a big red shiny, firetruck.

That's the song that haunts my dreams. Tripp got this walk along firetruck from Grands Capano for X-Mas and Tripp loves the song and plays it non - stop!! AAAhhhh!!! That Song!

Until today. Today, when we heard the song going off, we turned to see our son walking behind the firetruck for the first time!

Look Ma! No Hands

Woo! Hoo!

No, he's not walking...yet. Tripp can stand up unaided, so walking is right around the corner...then comes running........Oiy!