Marcus's First Birthday

We had a birthday BBQ to celebrate the event today. We learned three things about our kids today. 1) Marcus is much more careful with cupcakes than Sprout was at his age. 2) Marcus is kicking her ass in the hair department (see previous link). 3) Both of our children have inherited Karen's dad's love of frosting.

This is how he enjoyed his cupcake. First, he suffered through the candle process.

Frosting first!

Next, he attempted to jam the remainder into his mouth all at once. This resulted in a complete outfit change.

This may be the most kid-friendly gathering we have ever hosted. They played in our small kiddie pool, drew with sidewalk chalk, fed horses, chased chickens, bowled, played baseball and football and blew bubbles. Here are cousins Alex and Marcus enjoying the pool. 

 Zarek (Justin and Bev Mack's son) shows off his upside-down style in the pool.

We had a Mexican-themed BBQ. I would like to thank my brother-in-law, Luis, for spending three hours at the grill to keep everyone fed!