Asher's 1!

Owen:  Mommy, is toDAAAY Asher's birthday?
Me:  Yes, today is finally his birthday party day. (This was a long-anticipated event, but not necessarily by Asher :)
Owen:  YAAAY!!!!  [pause for thought]  Mommy, is Asher going to be 1?
Me:  Mmm-hmm.
Owen:  Then Asher will be 2 and 3 and big like me!!  Mommy, is Asher not a little baby much anymore?
Me:  Not much, he's almost walking, and he can say some words and understand us and eat normal food.  Babies don't do those things, do they?
Owen:  [with genuine sadness]  Mommy, I want Asher to still be a cute baby.  I love my baby.
Me:  I know how you feel.

We had a few friends over to celebrate...invited a crowd, but we found out right from the start that summer birthdays are bummers for kids.  Most everyone was on vacation!  But it was a nice size group in the end, probably better than a too-big group for a 1 year old.  Have to give a well-deserved shout-out to Laura List, who showed up just a few days after having her tonsils out!  We felt quite honored because I'm pretty sure she probably wasn't feeling her greatest.  But she didn't let on!

Here's a little movie of singing and Asher's first cake (shortly after shutting of the camera...of course...he picked it up with 2 hands and really went after it.  It was all eaten up, every last molecule of sucrose except those left on his face, in short order).  http://vimeo.com/13774820

And some pictures...