Ben's 1st Birthday Party

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BENJAMIN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Since we live so far away from our family and friends, we really wanted to have a party for Ben's first birthday. We couldn't make it happen on his actual birthday, so we had it when we went home to Iowa on vacation in July. It was only a month and half after his birthday! He had a lot of fun and got a lot of great presents! Being the curious boy that he is, he put the candle out with his finger! Poor kiddo! He was all better within minutes though and ate his cupcake in a very unique way! Ben's favorite present was his broom though! Four members of our wedding party were at the party and three of them have babies too!

We are so blessed to have such great family and friends! We had an awesome turnout!

DeVores

Doug, Amanda, and Elyse

Riley and Hudson

Riley, Hudson, Lanee, and Devyn

Benjamin is very excited!

I don't know about this hat Mom!

Moments before Ben burned his finger

Charlotte, my best friend Mandy's little girl.
She is about 2 months older than Ben.

I don't want to get my fingers dirty!

Forget it, I'm digging in!

Devyn having a good time!

Lanee and Hudson

DeVores

Jason (I hope he doesn't kill me for including this one!)

Us with our friends and their little ones!
Mandy, Doug, and Landon were in our wedding party!

Let's open some presents!

Look! It's a box! I can sit on it!

Ben did not put his broom down pretty much for the rest of the day!

Nathan and his cousin Jeremy with their kiddos!

Us with my grandma and mom