Happy Birthday to ME!

Guess what! I just had a birthday!

I'm ONE YEAR OLD!
Do you want to hear all about it?
It's pretty much a story all about CAKE, but
let me tell you anyway...Here is "The Cake!"
Its a big ol' chocolate cake with Winnie the Pooh and
Tigger on it. I also got all spiffed up with this nifty #1 hat
and bib. The crazy things they make you do on Birthdays!

If you look closely at the next picture,
you can see my first reaction was EEEEWWWW!
That squishy frosting was kind of nasty feeling
until I put it in my mouth... then Ohhhh the
wonder of cake was finally understood!

Here's me with Daddy and Mommy. They sure
were excited to see me eat this cake stuff.
They didn't even mind that I was a MESS!

What did I tell you?
A MESS!
It sure is fun being ONE!

Oh yeah... I also got toys and stuff.
Here is me with my remote control car
from Uncle Matt. It is so noisy! Mommy
and Daddy said they are going to have to
"get back at Matt" or something...

This next picture shows how close I am to walking.
I can stand and stand and stand right now.
I can even open presents and dance while I stand.
You just wait... Mommy is going to regret wishing
for those first steps! Dog food, here I come!

So not only did I get to have a birthday party on
my birthday, I got to have one the next day too!
This is me at daycare celebrating my birthday
with all of my friends! I'm such a lucky boy!

I had such a good time turning one year old!
I can't wait for my next birthday (Mommy says she can!)
Thank you Nana, Papa, Grandma and Grandpa Thorson, Aunt Nita
and Uncle John, Uncle Matt, Aunt Tara, Aunt Jill, Dalton, Makenzie,
Great-Grandma, Daddy and Mommy for a great party!
Also, thank you to all of my great-aunts and uncles and second-
cousins who stopped by after the party to wish me Happy Birthday!
I love you all!
I'll leave you with one more "Cake Face" picture!

Peace out!
Lane

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring everyone!

Guess what Daddy built me..
I've got Uncle Matt's castle in my backyard
so I can slide and play this summer!
It's way cool!I started swimming lessons last week
and it is so much fun! I learned how to
splash and blow bubbles. I sort of knew
how to do this in the tub, but in the pool
it's a whole new ball game!

This is me practicing my coloring while
waiting for my Outback Steakhouse mac-
and-cheese. I have the potential
to be a big-time artist someday!

Something else I discovered is swinging! Now
that the weather is nice, I get to go to the park
and swing, and swing, and swing! It makes
me feel so free! I can't wait to do it again!

Oh, I need to share my Easter pictures! The
Easter bunny left me some plastic eggs with crackers
inside. I hear it is not typical for him to leave crackers,
but I'm not complaining. I just wanted to shake them
anyway! He left me books and bubbles too, so I'll
forgive him for leaving out the candy!

I never got around to sharing my 10-month pictures...
Here are just a few! The first one is my "Lion Roar"

I'm going to be one year old next weekend!
I'm so excited to be a "BIG BOY" and eat my own
piece of cake! Mommy says I'm going
to get some presents too! Where in the world
are we going to put them!? We already
have hundreds of toys!
I'll share my birthday pictures soon!
Peace out!
Lane