Well, Austin is officially a year old. Where does the time go? We had a great, very busy weekend. On Thursday evening Jared and I headed down to Indianapolis to see Dave Ramsey Live. It was a nice date night, and a fun event. We didn't really learn too much, but it was entertaining. We've been following Dave's plan for several months now, and have seen great results. We always said we would go see him if we got the opportunity, and we sure did. We found cheap tickets, and made it a date! We got back from that late, so Austin got to spend the night with Grandma and Grandpa. On Friday, we spent the day getting ready for Austin's birthday party that was on Saturday. We didn't want to make his party a big deal, so we thought it was just going to be Austin's grandparents and his Aunt Taunja, Uncle Jim, and cousins Kylie, Katelyn, and Claire. Well, to our surprise, we had visitors show up at our doorstep on Friday; Uncle Chris and Aunt Kristin flew in from Georgia as a surprise! It was really great to see them. It's only been a few weeks since we saw them last, but they treat Austin like he is their own, and he adores them. It was a great surprise for all of us, and I don't think they will ever know how grateful we are that they came. The party would not have been the same without them there! We also had our friends Matt and Drew at the party and got to hang out with them most of the weekend. It is so great to know that we are surrounded and supported by such wonderful people that care so much. It was such a wonderful weekend with great fun, great friends, and Austin turning one.
Austin got many wonderful gifts that were unexpected. He got some diapers, clothes, a toy camera, tons of books, trucks, a drum set, a baby computer, cash (which will go into his savings for a car most likely), and even a nasty Purdue T-shirt. Wonder who got him that one :)
Austin wasn't too sure what to do with his cake. He kind of looked at it and got his ornery look on his face. He didn't dig in, but he did enjoy it. Jared had to feed him most of it, and Chris even tried to get him to dig in with no luck. At least he got to try it. He was more interested in the plate that the cake was on than the cake itself. Go figure!
Here are a few pictures of Austin playing with his cousins. When he was playing with Claire, they just sort of switched toys with each other. Claire is about 7 months old, and Austin is a bit intrigued by her. It was cute. He also got to see Kylie and Katelyn. Kids fascinate him right now, which is pretty cute to watch.
Overall, it was a crazy, busy weekend. We enjoyed good food, great cake, and got to hang out with great people the entire weekend. I think everyone had a great time, including, of course, the Birthday Boy! I still can't believe that he's already one.
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