Ian's First Birthday Party!

The night before Ian's birthday reality hit me and I couldn't believe that a whole year ago my little preemie baby boy came into this world, blessing our lives in more ways than I could imagine!

The first time I got to hold Ian!

In the NICU after Ian was cleaned up.

We started this crazy weekend off with a visit from Mark, Angee, Karlee, and JJ (Lehi, UT)! They came to visit for an entire week. Ian's birthday was on July 15th, but we started a little early with the cousins coming over. We also got visits from Jon's dad, step mom, and step sisters (East Wenatchee), Jon's brother and sister in law David and Cindy (Tumwater), and Jon's sister and brother in law: Marlene, Seth, Cooper, and Easton (Alaska)! It was such a fun packed weekend with lots of fun people. Jon's family planned a mini reunion here while Marlene and her family were visiting from Alaska and Mark and Angee from Utah. It's always fun to get together with everyone!

Our favorite thing to do on the patio... Sidewalk PAINT!

All the cousins (excluding Ian... he was asleep) playing hard!

Jon and I found an awesome water table for Ian's birthday! Jacob and Ian love it
and have already spent many hours outside playing with it.

Opening the present from Grandma and Papa Redford... Funny
how Ian watched as all the cousins "helped" him open his present!

After everyone met up at our place, we headed to Chuck E. Cheese's!!
Seriously... I want to have my birthday party here. It was so much fun!

This was Ian's favorite! He used all his tokens on it, and couldn't
get enough!

One of Jacob's new favorites, Bob The Builder!

Getting all ready to eat pizza! Jacob had
3 1/2 pieces and Ian had 2! I'll have to say, the
cheese pizza was actually pretty good, despite
all the bad reviews I've heard about the food!

Jacob and Easton riding together!

I was pretty sure that these two boys had just as much
fun if not more than all the little kids! Jon even went
back to buy more tokens.

Getting the tickets counted!!

One last sit on the car game.

The best part!! Picking out the prizes.

 After Chuck E. Cheese's we went home, took a rest, ate some dinner, then got ready to go to Ian's friend/cousin birthday party at the park, it was a Ice Cream Sundae party with an awesome bouncy house! My neighbors offered to bring their bouncy house and it was a HUGE hit! Thanks Sarah and Sam!

Ian loved getting spoiled by Grandpa Duvall!

Pure joy on that bouncy house! Ian couldn't stop laughing!

My 1 year old!

I had to get a picture with the birthday boy.

Everyone that was at the party! We had so much fun!! Doesn't Jon's face say it all! haha!
Sam, Conner, Cooper, Megan, Jesse, (JJ is hiding in there somewhere!), Karlee, Ian, Mark,
Grandpa Thad, Jon, Ian, Jacob and Amy!