Such a fun time ...

Yesterday, we had C.J.'s birthday party with family and friends ... and what a great time it was! It was such a relief to have C.J. able to eat gluten free cupcakes this year and not have to worry about the pain we experienced on his 1st birthday not knowing of his celiac disease at that time. Happy Birthday to our precious little man!

C.J. blowing out his candle with the help of big sister!
Cupcakes being enjoyed by all ...

C.J. thought his was some pretty good stuff!

I think I really like this, mom and dad!!!

C.J. was none too shy about opening all of his presents. He ripped into each one with care, and took every bit of paper off of them. He would want to play with the toys, of course, but we would tell him to move on to the next one ... so, he would just set it down and start opening the next present! Here, he receives a blanket from Keena and Poppa ... which he insisted on sleeping with last night!

Some great Color Wonder art stuff from Ms. Christine and PJ ... thanks guys! This will surely come in handy when he wants to sit and do art projects with 'sissy'!

Oh, boy! A water table to play with outdoors from Aunt Jaynie, Uncle Brian, and cousins Lilli and Emma. Thanks guys! Daddy had to laugh at the box saying it was for Outdoor or INDOOR use ... ummm, who would put this indoors???? ;-) C.J. will certainly enjoy playing around and splashing in it outdoors and cannot wait to see all of the fun things it does!

A Hot Wheels carrying truck from Mommy and Daddy ... gotta love those Hot Wheels!!!

Checking out the fun floating boat from our little friend Hayden (and Hayley's friend Hailey and little sister Harper!) ... thanks to you guys as well! C.J. will have tons of fun with this one on dry land, in the bath, and probably in the pool this summer as well!

Oh boy, this looks really neat! It's a fun learning keyboard that is also doggie themed. What better could you ask for since this little man loves doggies! Thanks Keena and Poppa ... such a great treat!

Hmmmm ... I wonder what is inside this fun looking bag????? It was a fun little ambulance and a cute Prince Charming shirt from our dear friends Michael and Lauren and their precious baby Maggie. Thanks so much guys ... we're really glad you could come by and see our little man!

Uh oh! Look at what Aunt Kerri, Uncle Chris and Zac found! This is one pretty cool dinosaur. I think Daddy might like it just as much as or more than C.J.! We couldn't get him to stop playing with it! Thanks!

A box full of Mr. Potato Head fun from Mommy and Daddy ...

And his very first Schwinn from Nana and Gramps! This is one cool little trike! I think C.J. loves it, and certainly loves to ring the bell on it! Thanks Nana and Gramps!

C.J. even decided to give a ride to our cutie little friend PJ! What a pair!

C.J had such a great day, and we thank all our friends and family for coming to share it with him!

And, C.J. even received a great gift from the Cowboys ... a WIN over the Saints!!!! Go Cowboys!!!!