Tyler's First Birthday

It was an exciting weekend for the Knight family. We celebrated Tyler's 1st Birthday. There was lots of love for him and for mommy:) Daddy took mommy to the Melting Pot for a birthing day dessert celebration. He also got her a dozen white and purple roses too. Mommy made Tyler birthday blueberry pancakes with a candle in the morning. He loved them.
On Saturday, we had a birthday party out by our pool. It was a jungle theme. Mommy made me a special lion cake and she made a double layered cake for everyone else. In honor of Tyler's Godparents, Paul and Anne Kim, we did a traditional Korean 1st Birthday celebration (Dol). It consists of a prayer for child, special table set up with pillars of candy and stacks of fruit, a grabbing ceremony (which tells what his future will be like). For the grabbing, Tyler picked the pen for a future of scholarship and a roll of thread for long life. Lots of his friends came to celebrate with him and he had fun socializing. He was very happy until mommy went to put the birthday hat on an it snapped Ty's chin. He cried:( He got into the cake a little bit, but not totally. He got his charactature drawn by his friend Isaiah.He really appreciates all the fun new toys and clothes. All in all, it was a fun party and a great 1st birthday. Now on to being a toddler:)

Birthday pancakes

Airplane toy...he loves it! The propeler spins.

Baby sign books

Fun....presents!!!

Step stool from Gigi Jackson and Grandma Olson...they made it and painted Ty's name on it.

Godmother and Godfather, Paul and Anne Kim.....Ty in his Dol outfit. Yes..real men wear mauve.

It's tradition to take a photo of the birthday boy on the table in the outfit.

Ty with many of his friends.

mmmm...cake!