Elijah’s First Birthday

Mar 4

Such a fun and exciting year it has been.

2024 flew by in a couple weeks it felt like. Our house was constantly trying to catch up with one thing after the other, work was advancing and changing, life event after life event; it was a pretty productive year.

I wouldn’t trade a second of it all though. Watching my family change and adapt was a pretty awesome thing I am very thankful for. Getting to see Delilah be a (the best) big sister. Changing diapers (98% Erin) for the first time in 7 years. Learning that we need a bigger house and have out grown ours, getting to deal with baby food and baby product prices after 202’0’s BULLSHIT!

We also got to do all the fun things like learning what it is like to have a baby that wants to be in EVERYTHING. Delilah we fortunately did not have the issue of wanting to climb and jump and just be into every single thing. We proofed the house for her but did not even need it.

I watched this tiny little duhde belly flop from our couch on to a cover in our floor, or climb and scale his foam toys and stand 3 feet in the air when he stands 26 inches tall, it’s insane!

Getting to watch him grow along with Delilah has been the best feeling ever and I am so happy and thankful for being able to do that.

An entire year, and we are finally here.

One thing I can definitely tell a difference in is my photography style. Not so dark and soft at the same time. Also these from the Birthday were shot with a flash.

We had a lot of help with everything and I appreciate that more than anything.

From making all of the balloons and creating an arch (hanging the banter crooked), helping with keeping an eye on Elijah, making awesome shirts (I didn’t ever put mine on because I forgot) to just showing up and being there to enjoy the time.

All of the planning and theme idea that turned out so fucking amazing and perfect, it was very fitting and really besides dinosaurs one of my favorite things so I was very happy with it all.

Not going to point fingers at who was hanging things sideways, but I do very much appreciate all of the balloons, even the 47 that got popped.

Thank you for the awesome shirts that we can now forever have and cherish along with our photos, and all of them help getting setup and taking down.

Also, I should have had a CPL on for the glasses but I do fucking love the way it looks with how dark contrasted Kyles face is.

I should have a photo of some very amazing and delicious and beautiful cupcakes that were made for us DYE FREE but someone was a fatass and ate 13 of them durring the party.

I am the fatass, in total I had probably 25..

We can pretend that in this photo I am not getting onto Delilah about the party not being about her and to act right and smile for the photos, but if we do we would not be truthful.

This is actually one of my favorites from the entire party because it represents our family in my eyes so much.

Erin - Seems clueless from what’s going on around here. (I don’t mean that in a dickheaded way but take it as you want.)

Elijah - Duhde is just neutral and does not give a shit about anything around him, his only focus is on what he cares about at that moment (the cake which normally if it’s not something he wants to mess with he will not.)

Delilah - Pouting and being upset about a balloon ONE IN PATICULAR when we had 400 balloons (minus the 47 RIP in peace) and it was the end of the world to her in that moment that she needed to cry about it.

Me.. Being an asshole and telling Delilah to ‘‘Suck it the fuck up for 2 seconds and be happy’’ because I think after the age of 5 you reach that part in life where your child is still a child but can also get just a little idea of being realistic in some cases, such as; a fucking balloon being played with by another kid not being the end of all fucking time.

Side note, who would do the ONE with the O at the top and not from the bottom? Just curious?

Side note again, tell me another birthday party for a 1 year old where you' are going to get photos like this.. I will wait..

It was a really special day, getting to spend it with people that mean a lot to use, hanging out and enjoying the time we had. Birthdays to me are celebrating life and I think we did a really good job of that for Elijah’s First Birthday.

Hopefully next year I will remember to photo the cupcakes and not just eat them all, maybe we can save some balloons to and hang things leveled..