OUR SWEET BOY IS ONE.
I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THE PAST (ALMOST) THREE YEARS HAVE GONE BY SO FAST SINCE WE HAVE HAD CHILDREN. FROM THE MOMENT YOU SEE THE POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST YOU KNOW YOUR WORLD IS GOING TO CHANGE AND YOU ARE THRILLED AND SCARED IN THE SAME MOMENT. YOU THEN SPEND THE NEXT TEN MONTHS PRAYING FOR YOUR UNKNOWN LITTLE BLESSING, IMAGINING THEIR APPEARANCE, ANTICIPATING THEIR ARRIVAL. AND, THEN THE GRAND MOMENT ARRIVES WHEN YOUR SWEET BABE IS PLACED ON YOUR CHEST (AFTER ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES OF YOUR LIFE PASSES.) YOU LOOK DOWN AND SEE PERFECTION. AND, THEN YOU BLINK AND YOUR CHILD IS TURNING ONE.
JOSEPH BRADLEY HAS BALANCED OUR FAMILY IN WAYS I NEVER EXPECTED. HE IS CALM TO OUR CHAOTIC MOMENTS. HE IS PEACE TO MOMENTS OF TODDLER TRIALS. HE IS BLUE-EYED TO HER BROWN. HE IS FAIR TO HER OLIVE. HE IS CAUTION TO HER ADVENTURE. HE EATS IN ABUNDANCE WHILE SHE PECKS. HE WAKES EARLY FOR ALONE TIME AND GOES TO BED EASILY SO SHE CAN GET HERS.
HE FINDS HIS PLACE IN MY ARMS, WHILE SHE OFTEN JUMPS IN DAD'S.
AND, TOGETHER WE ALL ENJOY MUSIC, DANCING, WATCHING TELEVISION ON THE COUCH, FAMILY TRIPS IN THE VAN, CUDDLES AND KISSES BEFORE BED, PLAY TIME, STORY TIME, DONUTS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, DADDY'S ARRIVAL HOME EACH NIGHT, BATH TIME, SUNDAY MORNINGS AT CHURCH, FAMILY VISITS IN MILWAUKEE, AND RETURNING HOME TO MADISON.
JOEY, YOU ARE CHERISHED AND LOVED BY MANY. WE REJOICED IN YOUR ARRIVAL AND WE ANTICIPATE SO MANY MORE BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER. YOU ARE OUR SON, OUR BLESSING FROM ABOVE.
HIS BIG DAY ARRIVES.
LET US EAT CAKE.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, JOEY HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL GIRAFFE KEEPSAKES. THUS, A THEME WAS BORN.
MY ATTEMPT TO ADD TO THE THEME.
OUR FAMILY OF FOUR.
FROM EARLY ON, HE ONLY HAD EYES FOR HIS MAMA.
PROUD PAPA (FRESH BACK FROM NICARAGUA).
PAPA JOE HELPS GET CHARLOTTE IN A FESTIVE PARTY MOOD.
"DID YOU KNOW I'M ONE TODAY, NANY?"
OUR BIRTHDAY FEAST - THANK YOU MOTHERS!
THIS LITTLE MAN LOVES TO EAT.
HANGIN' WITH COUSIN ZACHY.
FEELING BLESSED TO RECEIVE HER OWN BIRTHDAY GIRAFFE. THIS LITTLE LADY ADORES ALL THINGS LITTLE. 
SURROUNDED BY TOYS! LITTLE DOES HE KNOW BIG SISTER WILL GIVE HIM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY BACK AT HOME WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO PLAY WITH THEM.
THE MOMENT HAS ARRIVED.
HE KNOWS A GOOD THING WHEN HE SEES IT.
HE WAS QUITE CAUTIOUS WITH THE CAKE. I TRULY BELIEVE IF WE WOULD HAVE DELIVERED A GIANT PIECE OF LASAGNA ON HIS TRAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVOURED IN MINUTES. HE CHOSE TO PICK AT HIS CAKE WHILE WE ALL WAITED IN ANTICIPATION FOR THE TYPICALLY ONE-YEAR-OLD SMASH FEST.
GAINING A TAD MORE MOMENTUM WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM PARTY-GOERS.
SO PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
FROM THIS SHOT, YOU CAN SEE HE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM LACK OF FOOD.
THE MOMENT HAS ARRIVED.
HE KNOWS A GOOD THING WHEN HE SEES IT.
HE WAS QUITE CAUTIOUS WITH THE CAKE. I TRULY BELIEVE IF WE WOULD HAVE DELIVERED A GIANT PIECE OF LASAGNA ON HIS TRAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVOURED IN MINUTES. HE CHOSE TO PICK AT HIS CAKE WHILE WE ALL WAITED IN ANTICIPATION FOR THE TYPICALLY ONE-YEAR-OLD SMASH FEST.
GAINING A TAD MORE MOMENTUM WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM PARTY-GOERS.
SO PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
FROM THIS SHOT, YOU CAN SEE HE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM LACK OF FOOD. GEARING UP FOR A POST-PARTY BATH.
TUCKERED OUT FROM THE DAY'S EVENTS. IT IS HARD WORK TURNING ONE.
EVEN OUR SWEET GIRL TIRED FROM ALL OF THE DANCING, RUNNING, CHEERING AND CELEBRATING. OH, HOW WE LOVE THAT FACE.
HAPPY TO BE REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY AFTER EIGHT DAYS IN NICARAGUA, I KNOW THIS SHOT EXEMPLIFIES HIS GRATITUDE, AFFECTION, AND LOVE FOR THESE SWEET ONES.
WHAT A DAY OF REJOICING IT WAS!
TUCKERED OUT FROM THE DAY'S EVENTS. IT IS HARD WORK TURNING ONE.
EVEN OUR SWEET GIRL TIRED FROM ALL OF THE DANCING, RUNNING, CHEERING AND CELEBRATING. OH, HOW WE LOVE THAT FACE.
HAPPY TO BE REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY AFTER EIGHT DAYS IN NICARAGUA, I KNOW THIS SHOT EXEMPLIFIES HIS GRATITUDE, AFFECTION, AND LOVE FOR THESE SWEET ONES.
WHAT A DAY OF REJOICING IT WAS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY!
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