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Zander’s First Birthday Party(ies)

Zander is one-year old today! Over the weekend, he had two birthday parties: the friends party on Saturday and the family party on Sunday. Even though he's just one-year old, he had so much fun and seemed to know that the gifts were for him. His friends came over and they have all really started developing social skills. See them playing in the photo to the left (click here or photo to enlarge). Zander on right, Ari on left, and McKenna in back. Here's another picture (click picture to enlarge) with McKenna in front, then Zander behind her on the left and Ari on the right, and Carter way in the back. That's Rachel (Ari's mom) leaning against the stairs. Carter is 17 months old. McKenna, Ari, and Zander are all around one-year old and their birthdays are all in December. (I'm missing a photo of Dirk and Daniel, McKenna's parents. We'll have to get one next time.)

The Friends Party and the Messy, Messy Birthday Cake

Everyone loved the cake, a cupcake cake from Central Market. They placed cupcakes next to each other and add layer of frosting over the whole lot. On this one, they drew a train with "Happy Birthday Zander" and "No. 1" written on top. Little did we know how fun the cake would be with all that frosting. The blue and black frosting got everywhere (even on the camera) and made everyone's teeth blue, as Sean just discovered in photo at right. Pictured from front clockwise: Rachel, Aaron, Ari (baby), Gage, Melissa, Carter (toddler), Sean, Yvonne, and Zander (baby). Doesn't get any more fun than messy colored frosting and small children, as this photo of Carter demonstrates. Her mom, Melissa, is right there waiting to clean her off.

Videos from both the Saturday and the Sunday parties showing Zander eating cake and opening presents »

The Family Party with Zander as the Center of his Grandparents' Attention

Zander had a lot at his first party on Saturday, with his friends, and even more fun at his second party on Sunday, with his grandparents. Pictured left to right: Betty, Larry, Alex, Sophie, and Po Po (his Great Grandmother).

Zander's Uncle Edward also came over, so he had lots of people to play with. It was his best birthday party ever!