Niko is ONE Year Old!

So of course we had to get his haircut before his big day! This time he actually played with the controls on his  airplane (after she was done using the clippers). Then daddy laughed at the movie so Niko had to see what was so funny too.

We had a small party for his birthday and he was very spoiled again! This kid has so many toys….we had to leave some at my grandma’s house because they just were not going to fit in the car.
Anyway I made his cake and cupcakes the night before so that they were good and cool to frost the day of his birthday. Nathan made spaghetti with green noodles(and even did it the not cheating way so my brother could eat it) and my mom and gramma helped me frost Niko’s cake and cupcakes. The cake had so many colors and the countertops were very messy and colorful when we were done
Here is the finished cake

He had a Scooby Doo party! I wanted to do it before he starts telling me he doesn’t like my favorite cartoon ever! He had his own balloons too, he loved them and now he gets excited whenever we see balloons in stores.

He looks like he’s going to tackle them! And one with the eyebrow….

He was concentrating so hard trying to grab that green balloon! He would get all tangled up in them and had a great time pulling them around the house.
I (with lots of help from gramma) made him a Scooby Doo tie shirt and I thought it turned out pretty cute…not to mention his sweet smile

Niko actually helped open his presents, but he was really into the ribbon on one of them and carried it around the whole time. He also opened one with his foot!

And we ate the cupcakes on his birthday…

The dogs know where to be whenever Niko is eating!

And he had his first sippy of real milk…he drinks it, but likes water or juice better so far.


And the next morning he smashed his cake


He did the one finger poke for a while…we didn’t cover it over night so the frosting was kind of hard, I don’t blame him for not going at it! So we gave him some encouragement.

We gave him a cupcake so he could get some frosting all over.

And then he put his feet in it.

It was a fun time…anything with this sweet big boy is a good time!

Niko’s First Christmas

When we got home from Colorado I was in a hurry to get our Christmas decorations up since we would only get to enjoy them for a couple weeks before we went home to Billings. Niko enjoyed helping…I’ve decided it’s easier to let him get into things while I accomplish a task and then pick up after him.

On Christmas Eve we had an early dinner with Nathan’s parents. Carmella got Niko a really cute Snowman sippy cup….he didn’t eat much and swung his cup around. It was kind of cute, but really really messy.

                                      

He did drink some too After dinner Niko was very spoiled with toys, but he really wanted to grab all of their Christmas decorations.

He really likes the songs and noises this truck makes…he doesn’t quite like to sit on it yet. Benzi was on Carmella’s lap the whole time…he’s supposed to be the baby!

Then we had dinner at my gramma’s house. He loved the fruit, but he only loved playing with the blackberries
       
I was eating cereal on Christmas morning and Niko was grabbing my spoon, so daddy got him a baby spoon and he started eating my cereal like a (messy) pro!

We finally remembered to get a picture of Niko’s teeth, he had fangs like his mommy

And he was spoiled again….
       
Kaitie made cinnamon rolls and Niko thoroughly enjoyed them, he probably ate more than a whole one!
                       
He loved the candy canes in his reach!
Then we all watched Niko play with some bubble wrap…he’s great entertainment!

So Niko is spoiled and entertaining and busy! But super cute too, which is why I can blog mostly pictures.