Jessica Writes

Reed turned 1 on Oct. 3. It’s kind of hard to believe, but there’s no turning back now. He has changed and grown so much in the past year.
Now:

Then

We had a great little birthday party with family and a few friends. All was well until we got a parting gift — 8 of the 12 were stricken with a nasty stomach virus! Here are some party photos:

Reed’s cake matched the party decorations and the “zoo” theme:

Reed and Tristan had a good time playing together:

Great-grandpa Reed and Reed have a special bond:

Cake time:

Reed really was not a fan of the cake and we had to force him to touch it. He didn’t want to eat any:

Ooohhh presents:

Thanks for the awesome cart, Aunt Carrie:

Lights out: