this one's for you, gretchen (and sean)

i'm not going to think about it, i'm just going to do it.  i'm going to write a blog post a year later, put up some pictures from petey's FIRST birthday party and not worry if it's good enough after such a long hiatus.  things have been happening, babies, moving houses, aaaaand that's enough to keep me from this thing for a year, right?  it is. 

we had pete's first birthday party yesterday (official birthday tomorrow!) and it wasn't the best? first party to go down in history, but our families were here, petey b. was celebrated, and there was cake.  really, really good chocolate cake with butter cream frosting. and sprinkles.  but he had a fever (teething?) and just wasn't really up to much celebrating!  pobre petey. here are some pics.

 the spread.. backlit :/

 poppy & mimi with the kiddos

one!

sprinkles sprinkles everywhere...

 zach channeling pat circa high school...

 his first year in pictures...

 not 100%

 oo, that looks tasty.

must be the 3 sticks of butter in the frosting...

oh, petey b.