Birthday highlights!

I took Friday off for Paul's birthday. Paul was up bright and early at 5am on his birthday. I guess he was excited to celebrate his special day? I left him in his crib until 5:30 and then we came downstairs and tried to play as quietly as possible as my sister was sleeping in our office on the main floor. She got to our house after midnight (I wasn't up to greet her - we left the door unlocked for her as I was sound asleep!) so I didn't want to wake her up at an obnoxiously early time!

Playing with his bucket of shapes and animals

Some quiet reading time

After Abby was up, we chatted and played with Paul for a bit. Then Paul and I headed off to the doctor around 8. I had planned to get his shots done at his 1-year appt on Wednesday but they weren't able to do his vaccinations that day since he wasn't technically 1 yet. :/ The state would have considered the vaccinations invalid so I made an appointment to come back on Friday. In hindsight, I should have pushed off the vaccinations until the following week but I had Friday off so figured I should take him in versus taking time off work another day. He was pretty fussy over the weekend so it was a bad decision to get shots that day. :(

My sister is training for the Boston marathon so she ran 8 miles while we were at the doctor. After her run, Paul's nap, and some party prep, we headed to Victor's 1959 Cafe, which is a Cuban place close to our house. It was Abby's birthday on Wednesday and Paul's birthday so it was a double celebration.

Enjoying a cracker before lunch

Paul did pretty well at lunch. He spent the whole time looking around at all the people. At one point he was playing peekaboo with a woman sitting at a nearby table. He wasn't too interested in Abby and me until his food arrived!

Enjoying his birthday pancake

After lunch, we headed home and Abby and I did some party prep while Paul napped. My mom called mid-afternoon to let us know she had ended up in the ditch on her drive to Minneapolis! Luckily she was ok but I am sure it was a terrifying experience to go in the ditch on Interstate. It had been snowing so the roads were slick. :( She was pulled out of the ditch and was able to keep driving but she arrived much later than she anticipated!

My dad had been in Denver for work that week. My mom was planning to pick him up at the airport but she was too delayed after going in the ditch so Phil headed to the airport when he got home and I took Paul for a birthday sled ride. We got almost 6" of snow on Friday and the temps were in the 20s. My Arizona sister was freezing but I told her it was actually a pretty warm day. Your idea of "warm" becomes really warped by March.

Paul loves sled rides! We have soooo much snow!

That night, we had a low key evening. Phil picked up salad take and bake pizzas on his way back from the airport. My parents and I don't get to see my sister much so we soaked up time with her!

I'll be back later this week with a recap of Paul's first birthday party!!