Happy Birthday Micah!

Today is Micah's first birthday!  :)  And, I think he knew it too, or at least he wanted to remind us, because he thoughtfully woke up and started crying just a few minutes after he was born in the middle of the night last night, just so someone could go and see him and sleepily wish him a Happy Birthday.  Haha.

We celebrated his first birthday on Father's day with both families.  :)  Here's a shot of Andrew and his two boys on Father's Day.  They are wearing new matching outfits from Auntie Amy & Uncle Nick - so cute!  

The whole day was lots of fun!  Back when Andrew and I first started planning out Micah's birthday party we instantly knew what the theme ought to be:  cars.  Micah loves cars.  Not necessarily the Cars movie kind of cars, but anything with wheels, really.  He takes after his brother in that area.  :)

So here were the invitations that we made & sent out (back & front):

 And I put together some little-blue-car-themed party decorations... (the MICAH was actually saved from his baby shower... I just cut out and added the "IS ONE!" in matching paper.  :)  

 Little car cutouts made for the streamers

 And we even designed little water bottle labels that said "Micah is one!" and "Happy Birthday!" 

 For an activity for the kids, we had each one paint their own unfinished wooden car.  I love these cars and found them on etsy.  I painted this one for Micah to match his party invitations.  

And here are the kids each painting their own cars...

The finished art  :)  

After the cars were dry, the kiddos had fun racing them all down the slide...  

I had an idea in my head of what I wanted his birthday cake to look like.  I was so excited that it came out just how I pictured it!  :)   If you want to know how I did it, just ask... it was really a whole lot easier than I thought it was going to be!   

Then it was time for the cake.  He was a little fussy until we all started singing "Happy Birthday."  Then he quieted right down!   

 To our surprise, he totally dug right in to his cupcake!  No politeness here!  

 The cake was pretty much destroyed when he was done with it.  

 We took a few pictures with his cute party hat on...  still enjoying cake!  

 All done!  

 And now here are a few shots of Micah, all bright-eyed on his birthday this morning, ready to open a present.  

 Oh boy!  A new remote control!  He knew exactly where to put it... with all the others.  This boy LOVES remotes, and anything with buttons to push.  

 Later in the day, enjoying a few more new gifts...  (he's munching on another toy remote) and playing with some new cars.  

 His first pair of sunglasses!  How adorable!  

 We love you sweet baby Micah!  You light up our lives and keep us on our toes!  

Thank you God for creating this precious baby boy and allowing us to take care of him.