Steven and I got tattoos a little over a month ago. I’d had this design in mind for a long time so I was super excited to finally get it done. Since Steven had Gavin’s 1 year portrait done a couple of years ago he wanted to get Gabby’s on his other shoulder blade. He will eventually get Gage’s 1 year portrait done too.
I am not afraid to admit that this tattoo hurt. Yes, it may have been small but it definitely was painful! I love it.
{god. grammie. gavin. gabrielle. gage.}
We celebrated Gage’s birthday on Saturday, October 8th with several family members and friends! The party was held at the community building in my mother-in-law’s development. (seriously the best party spot ever, thanks Lil!)
My sweet baby Gage was sporting his special 1st birthday shirt I ordered from Mimi's Babies – such a great shop! (I’m thinking about putting the shirt in a shadow box and hanging it somewhere because I love it so much..)
I really enjoyed planning the party and decorating.. the space really is very fitting for parties, such a nice layout. I ordered most of the decorations and Gage’s invitations through Stylish Celebrations and they were all awesome!! (I made most of the decorations for Gabby’s party but there was just no way I had the time to do them all myself for Gage’s party) The stickers and return address labels I used were from Chickabug – another fantastic shop!
We did a candy bar for guests to take as favors; people seemed to really enjoy that! I loved the fun Chinese take-out style boxes people got to put their candy in! I made fun cards for people to write Gage a message.. we will keep them safe in his vintage sock monkey box so he can read them when he’s older! We also had silly party hats and fun monkey puppets for kids to make.
Gage was such a good boy through the entire party despite it being prime nap time. He loved his cake, even though it did take him a couple of minutes to really figure it out. He wasn’t all that interested in opening gifts but is definitely having a blast now playing with all of his new toys! 
THANK YOU so so so much to everyone that helped us celebrate Gage’s first year. We are incredibly lucky to have such wonderful family and friends. It warms my heart to see how much all of you love these children! (and yes, I’m crying) 
Before we ate I said a quick prayer – part of that prayer was this - Father God – please camp your angels around Gage always. May he live a life that is pleasing to You and may he always know how much he is loved.
I do pray that Gage grows up to be a strong, sensitive, sweet man of God. He’s been such an amazing blessing to our family – I truly cannot imagine my life without my sweet little peanut butter. It’s hard to believe one year has already passed.. it seems like just yesterday Gage was just a major surprise second line on a silly white stick.
I praise God every single day for my beautiful children :)
