And then he was ONE!

We celebrated RJ's 1st Birthday this weekend with friends. A year ago we brought RJ home and as we were loading him up at the hospital, Dave played the Super Man theme song so it was only fitting that we have a super hero party for him! After all, he is my little hero. The last year has been full of a lot less sleep and a lot more love thanks to our little dude.

ONE YEAR AGO.....

 

AND NOW HE IS ONE!

We ordered fabulous cupcakes from Crave Bake Shop in Lake Oswego. Delicious.
Dave and Katrina decorated RJ's cake for him to launch into and destroy...it turned out adorable.

yummy.

our hero is ONE!

he wasn't sure about the mask

Our family of Super Heroes just for our boy! We love you RJ!

He had to have a personalized super hero shirt with an attached cape!
Every Super Hero needs a cape!

Kristin and Oliver are two of our faves....RJ thinks Oliver is pretty cool.

Ring Pops and personalized super hero coloring books for the kids as their take home gift...



Katrina did Face Paints for the kids!

Oliver and RJ with Balloon Animals

We love you Brook!

Some of our guests. It was a fun day!

 CAKE TIME!

Happy Birthday to you....

oh yeah....dig in!

Miles and Katrina had to be a part of the messy fun.

 

After a quick bath...it was on to presents....

He is a climber

Blake and Cole with Super Hero Spider Man face paints

we got so many wonderful gifts for our dude...thanks to everyone who came..including Fred Bird :)

he loved the dog on the new book so much...he kept kissing it over and over.

first lego set!

new lawn mower

a Red Sox chair to sit in while he watches his brother play soccer!

a basketball hoop!

And more! So fun.

 

 

It was a special and memorable day. Thanks again friends!

4 years married!

It's hard to believe 6 years have passed since we started dating and that 4 years ago today, we were married! I told Dave this morning, 4 years ago we were in sunny Florida getting ready for our vows and now we are CLEAR across the country in Oregon (where it's raining today, go figure). It's fitting though because so much has changed!



Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Baker- June 26, 2010

It was such a beautiful and memorable day!

 

 4 years later our family has changed! We have RJ. We couldn't have dreamt a better addition to our family. He brings us so much joy! Dave took the day off yesterday to be with us and celebrate our anniversary! Miles and Katrina were busy with their friends (as always these days) and we took RJ to the Portland Children's Museum! RJ had a blast...he was worn out!!

BOO!

playing with Daddy

strange.....ha!

 

We had a babysitter come last night so we could go out for sushi. We headed to Bamboo Sushi on NW 23rd for a date night...Sushi has been a favorite of Dave and I since we met!

 

 

After sushi we had a beer across the street at another pub on NW 23rd called Huckleberry. Its a cute place!

There was a beautiful sunset in our neighborhood after dinner.

Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary!