1st Birthday

Friday was Keller's birthday and he is officially 1 year old! We celebrated by having cupcakes and ice cream. The ice cream was more because Carter stayed dry all day and I told him we would have an ice cream party to celebrate.

We did FaceTime with my sister Teresa she lives in Washington and recently bought an iPad. They had cupcakes to celebrate with us it was fun!

When I think of my Kel I smile. He brings me great joy and is a very sweet baby and very easy going. He is definitely in exploration mode where he tries to be apart of everything and find new things to play with: cords, table tops, drawers and everything in between. What a fun age!

He crawls everywhere and pulls himself up too. He has started to walk along things and will let go for a few seconds to see how long he can stand. The other day he pushed a little chair across the floor of the kitchen while walking so we are probably a month or so away from walking. I could not wait for him to crawl because he is a big mama's boy. I would leave the room and he would scream as soon as I turned the corner and he would be fine once I came back. Crawling has allowed him the ability to follow me and it sure makes both of our lives easier!

I have started calling him my little kama'aina which means child of the land. He looks very Hawaiian to me in his skin color, his eyes and his hair. He would fit right in over there it is fun to see such a different look than his siblings.

I love my little guy. He brings such peace to our home and so much happiness. I am amazed by how much love I can feel towards these sweet spirits that have blessed our home. What a fun year it has been to see him grow and develop. I can't wait for the years to come and to see what a special little guy you are and are going to be. I love you Keller Palike!

Here he is after his first cupcake. His big cake will be in a few weeks with his combined party with his sister.