Lincoln's number one birthday!

today was such a great day!
we started the day with a present in our bed. he got a set of " Melissa & Doug" wooden cars on a semi truck. He wakes at 7 so we let him open it in our bed so he would play quietly while we got a couple more zzzzs, and he did! he was rolling those cars all over his sleeping father's face :) Then we skyped with his Grammie.
We ate some yummy waffles, opened a cute gift from his best friend Ezra, and by 9:30, he was ready for his morning nap.
after his second sleep... we went to the zoo!
I personally love the zoo, kalob even said I liked it more than Lincoln, but a good time was had by all! We saw elephants, giraffes, monkeys, sea lions, bears, and linc went bananas over these two little Sand Cats. Linc thought they were playing a game with him because they were running back in forth right infront of him, when in reality, they saw their food handler coming. nonetheless, it made Lincoln's day! he was trying to pet them through the glass and giggling.
Next we had to run some errands to get some party supplies for Lincoln's family party on Sunday. it's just a simple get together, Zoo themed. I have an elaborate beautiful cake planned, which I'm very excited about. It better turn out or I'll be crushed.
since I'm saving the fancy cake for Sunday, we let him blow out a candle stuck in a jello cup! he ate the entire thing which is so surprising, especially since he ate his favorite dinner- Chicken Nuggets and some strawberry yogurt granola bites.
Then he opened his other toy from us, a hammer and peg bench. I think he enjoyed being able to hit stuff, and not be told no. Then it was off to bed, but not before reading his new birthday book his cousins sent him!
It wasn't bedtime for me though! Moms always have some work to be doing. I decided to make a zoo train with Lincoln's extra diaper boxes. Sunday, we can put his dog cousins(yeah,they really are considered that) in the train cars and have a race, or parade. Wiggin is even shaved to look like a lion so, it's a win win. Now it's 2 am, and I'm laying in bed feeling so blessed to have such a sweet lil boy. he has been the best baby and its hard to believe that he's 1. not a baby anymore!
just a random coincidence-kalob was wearing the shirt he wore a year ago, today, when Lincoln was born , and he hadn't worn it since that day!