California Visit, part 1---Evan's Birthday

I decided to break up our California post into smaller "bites" so that it's not such an overwhelming task for me.  So I'm going to start with Evan's 1st Birthday.  Evan turned 1 on Sunday, Nov. 18.  His day started with church (nursery for him) and we had lunch from Panera.  After his nap in the afternoon he opened his presents, with a little help from Josie.

Later in the afternoon some friends came over for pizza and birthday cake. I think there were about 5 families, so there were a lot of kids! I think the adults did still outnumber the kids, but it didn't seem that way. Evan really enjoyed all the giggles of the kids as he was "eating" his cake, so he kind of went into performance mode. That boy really got into his cake!!!

Evan's birthday got extended a bit, because the present from Aunt Abby didn't arrive until a few days after his birthday.  Obviously both Evan and Josie were thrilled that there was another present to open!

And what could be more fun than a drum set???

There he is---the Little Drummer Boy!!!

Watch for part 2 coming soon, hopefully.