Caleb is 1!

Caleb turned one on Friday and we had quite the eventful weekend! On his birthday, we went to the Santa Barbara zoo. It is a smaller zoo, but it was perfect for Caleb. First, he LOVES birds and this zoo has birds everywhere, inside and outside of cages. Second, it has large lawns on which he could play. He really liked the animals but would rather gaze at the birds and crawl around the grass and on the statues. There are many pictures uploaded in the album to the left.

That night Tara's parents were coming to town for the big party on Saturday. However, before the arrived, the other set of grandparents showed up as a surprise! My mom and dad came in around 6:30 on Friday night. We had no idea they were coming! It was so nice to have them in town. It was great having both sets of grandparents at his party.

Saturday brought the great 1st birthday party! We decided to do a sports theme. We had plates, napkins and tablecloths of balls. We also had three cakes matching the theme. We bought the big cake, but Tara made the smaller two cakes and decorated them. They were perfect. We had many friends and family over and had a super time! Honestly, though, I don't know where we are going to put all his new toys in our small place! :) He now has trucks and trains and dinosaurs and big block legos, just to name a few along with many new books (which we are happy for because we are getting tired of reading the same 10 over and over again :)

All in all it was a great weekend. Caleb was exhausted on Saturday night and slept until 9:30 Sunday morning. It was a fun time.