Charlie is 1... Happy birthday little man!

I cannot believe that a whole year has gone by since the day he was born.  It seems like yesterday that he entered the world and yet it is hard to remember a time when he was not part of our family.

He is such a wonderful little man!  He is so smart and communicates very effectively.  He makes his needs and wants very much known.  He also wants to be in the middle of everything.  He loves to play with his big brothers and refuses to be left out.  He will claw his way to get in between them.  If one of the other boys takes a toy from him, he will chase after him to get it back.  He will not be bullied.

He is not walking on his own yet but he is so close.  He has figured out how to get around the house by using any available piece of furniture, walls, etc...  He just gets so excited about walking that his feet start to move before he even has them steadied.  He is great at pulling himself up and can even get himself back down to the ground when he wants to crawl.

Here are a few pictures from various birthday celebrations we have had for him...

In case you're wondering it was not a cupcake with a candle but an ice cream cone.  My boys are not huge fans of cake and much preferred an ice cream cone.  So, that's what we did.  Charlie ended up eating 3 of the baby cones!