Logan's Birthday 4/20/07

Logan's first birthday was a quiet affair. He was getting over a mystery illness he came down with right after the plane flight back from Palm Springs. It was nearly identical to his previous week long fever - he would get a fever every evening at around 5:00 or 6:00, and get better by the next mid-morning. A frustrating, drawn out illness.
By Friday he was better, so we had a party for him Saturday evening. Quite a few people showed up, including Kimmy and Dave, Bill and Karen, Carol and Bryan, John and Carol Methot, Chris and Kelley Nelson. Logan was pretty excited - especially since there were so many children at the party. Logan loves playing with the "big kids" - especially his cousin Ezra. He played inside, outside, in the living room, in the office, in the kitchen. He was crawling everywhere with a big smile on his face.
When the time came for the "cake" we lit a candle on a cupcake and gave it to Logan in his high chair. We sang happy birthday while Logan tried to grab the candle. Once we removed the candle Logan got right down to the business of shoving the cupcake into his mouth. He started by grabbing the frosting, and by the time he finished eating his face was covered with white frosting. He looked a bit like a garden gnome.
At one year Logan clearly knows some words (mom, dad, Chazz, done, no etc.) and can say a few of them. He can sign done. He waves. He's crawling. He plays ball - throwing a ball to you when you throw at him. He loves putting lids on jars or on bottles. He can stack some blocks and he can pull himself up. He climbs up stairs, but not down. He's eating finger foods. He's pulling himself up and walking while holding onto furniture or a walker.