The Bug Turns 1!

Holy Beans! I'm the mother of a toddler! Jace turned 1 on March 21st. We celebrated in style! I think it was honestly the best party I have ever thrown! Since Jace was a few days old I have called him Bug so in the spirit of his nick name we had a bug party! Ben and I made a sweet caterpillar cake (5 cake mixes, 8 cans of frosting, 3 hours of baking, and 2 hours of frosting)! It was totally worth it though! We had a bug hunt, and bumble bee pinata, and all the kids got party favors with bug themes including bug nets, magnifying glasses, bug stickers and of course bugs!!! We had an awesome turn out and Jace got entirely too spoiled.



Jace's Birthday also marked the 5th anniversary of my brother RJ's death, so it was kind of a bitter sweet day. I wondered how I was going to feel when his birthday got here because he shares it with RJ's day. On his actual birthday, we went out to Uncle RJ's grave and put a peeps sucker out there and then enjoyed a birthday dinner with cousin's and grandma. Jace must have known that Grandma needed extra love that day because he wanted to stay by her side and gave her lots of loves.

It also hit me that I no longer have a baby, but I'm the mom of a toddler! He is walking, talking and growing bigger everyday! I think he may even finally be getting some teeth! Both of his bottom ones feel like they are coming in! It has been so fun watching him grow, but sometimes I want to put on the brakes and have little Bug pause for a bit!