Griff's 1st Birthday

Happy First Birthday Griffin and Happy 65th Pops. We headed to Colorado for the week and celebrated the day at Jai Jai and Pops with Aunt Baylee and Granny and Papa. Cousin Ben was also in town and family friend Mike came over.

THE DAY
Griffin didn't know it as anything other than a normal day, but I just wanted to take pictures of him all day long. So I did.

His aunt Baylee gave him her gift first thing in the morning. He played with it until we left for church

Saying hi through the screen

he's a double fister

Found his gift a little too soon

with Aunt Baylee

Chasing games

THE PARTY

Checking Granny and Baylee out

The birthday boys!

4 generations

4 generations

Ben

My mom handed him the same kind of cake she gave us growing up

He was unsure of it

Brandon had to coax him

He finally got into it

then he really got into it

Talking to Grandma Kathy

Satisfied

Pops turn

The One Year Photoshoot

This one cracks me up

Jai Jai's tomato plant

During the shoot Griff spotted a deer before I did. I saw a strange look on his face and followed his gaze. He watched it go from the side of the house out onto the golf course and then kept watching him. His first wild life encounter.

spotting the deer

During the last month and the rest of the CO trip

Found this on the floor. Griff found his first piece of gum

He figured out how to open the door by himself.

Time with Grandma

"driving" the jeep his older cousins passed on to him

Wall walking at the water park

FIRST HAIRCUT!!

Loves green smoothies

Chasing geese

Headed up Aspen mountain

His first pop-tart

Position he'd take as soon as Pops got out of the seat to golf

I was looking for Griff and found him here. He'd gone looking for Pops

Hike with Jai Jai

Roaring Fork River

Browsing the shelves at my favorite bookstore, Explore in Aspen

Of all the books on all the shelves, this is the one he pulled off. Hmmm

two wheels = twice the fun

the red chair

Taking Pops for a walk around the house

Morning walk