Happy Halloweeny!

We could quite possibly have the cutest and fasted turtle in town! Jordan had a very fun halloweeny this year. It started with comfy jammy day at school, a Halloween party at daddy's work where he got to showcase his costume and then having fun with all the trick-or-treaters at night. We were surprised that J kept the head piece on during the entire party! He went through some spooky haunted cubicles and several others themed cubicles including super Mario brothers and the little mermaid. He loved it! He wasn't so sure about the Richard Simmons costume (not worn by either mommy or daddy)... Those shorts, the tank, the hair...all very spooky if you ask me! All in all, it was a great day. J made some new friends and everyone thinks he is one smart cookie! They love that when you ask him how old he is, he raises his 1 pointer finger to tell them "I am 1, silly!!"

Thank you for the fun memories Jordan, love you so much it hurts!
I love this dressing up thing, it is so much fun! I even wore daddy's mullet wig for a little bit, but it made mommy a little nauseous therefore, we did not get any pictures of it. That stupid wig has a mind of its own.

Hey you!

nummy!!!! The super ropes were the BIGGEST hit!!!!!! Those were the first to go.

The big shebang

We spent this past weekend in Mpls celebrating Jordan's big first birthday party! Man it is cold up there! Jordan did an excellent job on the plane both ways. We enjoyed seeing our family and friends. Thank you to all who were able to come to his party, we really appreciate your kindness and generosity. J is a little shy and was freaked out by the whole thing, but we only experienced minor meltdowns-thank goodness! He had fun playing with all the kiddos that were there that is for sure!! He really only wanted mommy and daddy to hold him, except for auntie Meggan. She was the only one that he would let hold him at first. Do you think he can tell us apart? Yes, he definitely can tell us apart, they just have a special bond. J also liked to "beep" G-pa H's nose. Hilarious! Thank you to G-ma and G-pa Herrmann for hosting everything this past weekend! It was hard to come back home, but it got easier when we realized that it was in the 70s down here and gas is only 2.16 a gallon. Nice!
Before we left for the airport, Jordan was very interested in turning the tub faucet on and off
At the airport... The best invention ever for traveling with a toddler car seat! Look at that mommy!

Do you really need to shave already? I suppose, you are 1 now

What great little helpers you have J!People must like you, look at all the fun toys you got! Oooh Jordan, the best gift yet-Nora Swarty!

Cousin Tysen - he is so cute

Cousin Ryder - Jordan has some cute cousins.

Auntie Meggan is so much fun!I missed you Shaddow

Back home and back to faucet fun time...

Tricks

So, Jordan has a few tricks up his sleeves that we finally got pictures of. Also, he is so excited to be a big boy sitting face forward in the car, he loves to look out the window at the scenery-he kicks his little legs and claps his hands. It is way too cute for words!
High 5 lil buddy! J loves to give high 5, 10, 15...he learned this a while back and took a hiatus from showing this skill off. He is back at it now and gets so excited!
How big are you?? SO BIG! He loves it when we ask him how big he is, he knows that he is SO BIG now that he is 1!
How old are you? 1!!!

Holy Moly, J is 1!!!

Me me me me me...Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday our lil punkin...happy birthday to you! I don't know if I am happy today or sad! We can't believe that baby Jordan has been with us for a year (well, at 2:52pm that is). 1 year ago today at 7:00am I thought I peed my pants (J had been into the kicking of the bladder!), little did we know that it was the start of the best (and most challenging) year of our lives. He certainly has come a long way since the time he spent in the incu. Developmentally, he is right on track with the full term babes. Too bad he has been so sick lately-conjunctivitis (aka pink eye), otitis media (aka ear infection), strep virus etc etc etc. We feel like we have been living at the doctors office. One funny thing that J does is he pulls down every pillow off of the couches onto the floor and lays down on each one of them. He has also become rather nosey-he gets into anything and everything and is always wondering what we are doing.

Thanks for the best year ever Jordan-we love you so much we just want to squeeze you!

Time to rest on the pillow that was just pulled down from the couch
PACKAGES (arrived a couple days early)!!! Daddy said I have to wait until my bday to open these...DRAT! I guess I will push them around the house until then

Size photos? I think not ma, I am 1 now and way too old for that stuff. I'm practically a grown up!Thumbs up for MY day
PRESENTS!!!!!!! People must like me because I got some really cool stuff! I like all of my new toys so much that I was upset with mommy and daddy when they said it was time to go out to eat. Nothing to do with his bday, but here we are with my favorite author-Nicholas Sparks. Hello...The Notebook anyone?? Love that movie!
Again, nothing to do with the bday, but we went to a neighborhood block party this weekend and J is hamming it up! He likes to point at us and give us the BIGGEST smile

Happy...

...Birthday Gramamia (aka G-ma)! We wish we were there to celebrate!

I wonder if mommy has any $$ in here so I can buy g-ma a nice gift

Nope, nothing in the wallet. maybe g-ma would like this box of diapies, or maybe some lotion
forget that, how about this cool, empty water bottle! She'll love that as much as I do I am sure
No, maybe daddy's eyeball will make a good gift
Or I can share my cool tunnel that i love to crawl through. Hey!!! How the heck do I get out of this thing??

Good Luck...

...running the Portland Marathon tomorrow auntie Meggan! Can't wait to hear all about it.
Love you and miss you
Love Jordan
XXOO

**THIS JUST IN** Auntie Meggan finished in 3 hrs 47 minutes. WOW! She's a lean mean running machine!