First Birthday Party!

Robert and his great friend, Charlie, celebrated their first birthdays this weekend. Robert has been celebrating for close to two months now, so I think we're confident that the birthday festivities can finally end. They had a "dog" themed party and the little honorees were as precious as always!


Here is a picture of them in the ball pit. First Charlie would look...

...then Robert would look....

...then they both would....well, we tried.

They're both about to burst with anticipation as we prepare the cupcakes for their eating pleasure.

We were thrilled to catch this sweet moment. Charlie said, "Happy Birthday, Robert." Robert replied with "Happy Birthday, Charlie," then they proceeded to inhale their cupcakes -- Robert ate mostly icing, Charlie at mostly cake. They continue to be the perfect pair:).

When I said that he "ate mostly icing," I really meant that he ate some of it, and smeared most of it all over his face.

Robert offered some icing to his Dad. Carlton promptly practiced the well-known parent trick of pretending like you've already got some and you're so busy chewing what you already have that you can't get any more at the moment. Well done, Dad.Here's another ball pit shot of Robert and his friends, Caroline and John Randall.

Here we are with our boys! Happy birthday little ones!

Hoping Your Christmas was Merry and Bright!

Robert's second (first really being aware) Christmas was extremely busy, but was full of precious moments that are now priceless memories. As you will see, most of his time was spent with his darling cousin, Jack.

Trying to get Robert and his cousin to stand together, and still, and to look at the camera all at the same time proved to be quite the challenge this past week. This was the best we could do to get one of the boys by the tree.

The only way we could get a decent pic of the two of them together was to feed them. Robert discovered a food favorite in clementines. My mom had two crates of them for the entire family to share. Robert probably managed to consume 5 out of the 10 lbs. of fruit -- which is pretty impressive for a 22-pounder!

My little chipmunk would store several slices in his mouth at once so that he could quickly grab another slice (or two) to keep in reserve in order to insure that he wouldn't run out. He was pleased to see that Jack had some too and he decided that Jack would be happy to share.

Fortunately, Jack is sweet and was happy to share. While we were pleased to see Jack's generosity, we feared for his fingers when they got too close to Robert's mouth.

We thought that it'd be fun to give the boys their first bubble bath. Our plan was foiled when both boys decided that they didn't like the bubbles -- we couldn't figure out how bubbles could be scary, but apparently they can be. We went up (and down) the stairs a ton! The stairs proved to be more fun than any packaged gift. Next year we'll just stick a bow on the stairs and avoid all of the crowds at the mall. Eventually, we had to set up a barricade so that the parents could get a break.

I had to include this because I thought it was too funny. Robert really wanted to help push the stroller and he did not let his height (or lack thereof) hinder him!

All well!

The title of this post refers to the glorious fact that the Wynne family is finally well after a week of sickness. And the minute Robert was well, he was ready to get outside!

He was mesmerized watching some kids sing at the mall.

I had to include this because I thought it was so funny that his favorite thing at the park was to watch a tennis match. We like to think he was studying the game and devising a strategy that will be implemented when he's finally strong enough to actually hold and swing a racket.

Robert helped Carlton put the tree up. He was a huge help and we only broke two ornaments in the process:)!

We're so glad God made you!

The Wynne family has a tradition, going back to when their children were little, of adding on a verse to the end of the "Happy Birthday" song. It goes like this: "We're so glad God made you. We're so glad God made you. We're so glad God made yoooouuuuuuu. We're so glad God made you!" I just love it and it has quite possibly never meant more to me than it did this year when we got to sing it to Robert for the very first time. Our little man turned 1 last week and while I admittedly had a hard time getting used to the fact that my son is no longer a baby, I've since embraced toddlerhood and all of the preciousness that comes with it!


Here's a picture of the DELICIOUS cake that Cita got for him.

And here's the aftermath...His tummy wasn't feeling so great after partaking in the Thanksgiving meal followed by the rich chocolate cake, but I think he'd agree with the rest of us that it was all well worth it!

He had no idea why we were singing to him all day, but he didn't mind the extra attention one bit!

We had two birthday celebrations, one with each of our families. Here he is about to devour the strawberry shortcake that Leeley made for him in Atlanta. He also had his first taste of ice cream (Mommy was a little reluctant to share, but I caved in because of the special occasion:))!

This tiny shot (thanks, Snapfish!) was taken by my mom at the Georgia Aquarium. My parents (with some help from Robert's uncles, aunt and cousin Jack) took care of him while Carlton and I enjoyed a weekend getaway. He had so much fun that I'm convinced he had no clue we were gone until we returned! Thanks so much for loving on our little guy while we were away!

God bless you, baby Ross!

Last weekend we traveled to Houston to celebrate (and in Carlton's case participate in) the baptism of our precious nephew. Ross is Carlton's brother, David's, son and he is a PUMPKIN!! We are so proud of you sweet boy and we look forward to watching you grow in the coming years!
Here's a pic of the boys and their daddies.

This was Carlton's second baptism -- the first was Robert's. We were so thankful to be there for the special day!

My Little Monkey

I promise that this is the last pumpkin picture. I just couldn't resist!

Robert was a little monkey for Halloween. We visited one house and he was more interested in the dog than anything else. You might be wondering what kind of art style we were trying to imitate on our pumpkin this year. We didn't carve anything -- the squirrels in our yard took it upon themselves to decorate for us...

When Texas plays OU, we go to the zoo!

Yep, that's right. Carlton gave up watching the second half (but fortunately Tivo-d!) of what might have been one of the greatest football days in recent memory to hang out with his family at the zoo. Thank you, sweetie! We had a blast, and Robert loved seeing all of the animals in person that he's been reading about in books!

Trying to touch the elephant...

A bit frustrated with the window that kept him from getting closer to the giraffe.

While BooPa and Leeley were here a few weeks ago, BooPa bought Robert a toy ride-on plane. He was terrified when he first saw it (it lights up and the propeller in front goes pretty fast), but now he loves it!

And we're back to the pumpkin patch. I can't seem to get enough of the pumpkins this year and Robert seems to enjoy them too!

And a note to end on -- THE PUMPKIN DANCE! Apparently he was so excited he couldn't help himself. He just busted a move right there in front of any and everyone.