Saturday was the 1st birthday of my Godsons Dominic and Dametri - it was an occasion full of mixed emotions, for a variety of reasons. the fact that Dametri didn't make it to his first birthday was in the back of my mind, as was the fact that Mom wasn't there either (she's also Godmother to Dominic and Dametri)
it was still a good time though. Dominic (aka Swami) had lots of presents to open and there was family around to watch him attempt to open presents (i say attempt because, although he could slowly remove wrapping papers, it wasn't fast enough - especially when you're surrounded by an older brother and two older sisters. i think Atreyu, Alanis and Alivia played with Dominic's toys more than he did.
The Pacers outfit i got for him fit well, and even though his Dad initially balked at the headband that came with it, he changed his mind when he saw it on his head. Swami's got a bit of a big head, but the headband didn't really accentuate that.
after opening presents, it was time for cake! woo hoo! except Dominic isn't really big on the sweet stuff, apparently. and he was a bit tired as well (we'd had to wake him up from a nap so we could get the party started!) so we sang Happy Birthday and gave him his very own cake to get as messy as he wanted - problem was, he didn't want to. so his Daddy tried to move things along, and that got him really grumpy! he did NOT like the mess! so, being the Fairy Godmother that i am, i proceeded to tell him "Don't worry, your Fairy Godmother will take care of mean ol' Daddy" and then covered his face with cake frosting - ha ha - gotcha back!
so here's a pic of us - birthday #1!
