Sunday, February 8, 2015

Boden Snow's Hungry Little Caterpillar Birthday!!! January 19, 2015

Our Baby Boden Snow turned one January 19, 2015! This precious child has blessed our lives in so many ways. Among his numerous endearing traits is his voracious appetite! Although Boden is quite a little guy, he loved to eat from his very first bite. What better birthday theme than "The Hungry Little Caterpillar"? It was such a fun party celebrating our joyful boy.

 
The day that Boden let us know what a hungry little caterpillar he was! His first solid food last summer was Gram's yellow squash...and he ate every bite on the first attempt!
 
He soon graduated to corn on the cob...and almost any vegetable that came out of Gram's garden. Sweet potatoes became an early favorite.
 
So, a Hungry Little Caterpillar party it was to be!!! Moriah's decorations throughout the house were perfect! And the lunch table she designed with bowls of all the foods the Hungry Little Caterpillar ate in the well-known book was gorgeous and delicious. I hope she posts pictures on her blog, because somehow I did not get any. Auntie Skye set out to make the cake with some help from Uncle Mark and the big brothers (they had to do some taste testing here and there).

Auntie Skye manages her magic again! What a precious caterpillar cake!

I got each of Moriah's boys an antique wooden rocking chair when they were babies. Boden took to his right away, which made this Grandma happy.

This little caterpillar never sits still for too long, though... too many places to explore... too much to do!

 

Boden opened some great gifts and took a minute to look over each of them carefully.
 
 
But these shiny red, black, and white balls were an instant favorite! He walked around balancing both of them in his hands for a long time!


He was truly awestruck when this huge sweet caterpillar head was set in front of him. He kept looking around as if to say, "Is this really okay? Did you mean to do this?" Eventually he dug in and had as much fun playing with the frosting as taking yummy bites! 

 

Boden Snow Kirkman and family...one year later. My heart is full!