HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, ROCCO & MATTEO!

ONE! They're ONE! WOW!

This year really flew by fast. And, we survived it!

We had a little birthday party to celebrate the boys turning one on Saturday. It was lots of fun and even more fun because the celebration was shared with family and lots of good friends who have kids in the same age group.

Each baby had their own chocolate car cake... designed and created by me (by fluke!) and decorated by Julia (our au pair from Germany).

Here is Rocco with his cake:

Matteo with his cake:

I'm pretty sure the boys had a good time at their party. I think they knew it was their special day, as they got a LOT of attention and got to play with some of their "little buddies". Matteo was constantly trying to put the moves on his little girlfriends... Kiya and Leah. He was charming them with his piano skills and trying to run his finger through their hair (although, that move didn't go over so well with Leah!). The little girls are just SO CUTE... and he really likes them.

Rocco was very busy chasing balloons and trying to keep up with the big kids both in the house and on the trampoline. Would you believe that he was actually standing and jumping on the trampoline?! He enjoyed chasing his sister and her friends outside. And, he also was pretty stuck to Grandpa Kenny and would reach for him whenever he walked by.

I thought the boys would destroy their cakes with enthusiasm. But, when it came down to it... Gabby had more fun putting her face in the cake and eating it with no hands.

Rocco didn't like the taste of the cake at all... and would spit it out. Matteo liked it and would put his fingers in the frosting and happily lick them clean. Matteo ended up playing in his cake a bit more than Rocco and Rocco's hands had chunks of cake and frosting on them from picking at the side of the cake.

When finished... both cars looked like they had some serious side impact. The adults then enjoyed some cheesecake and a chocolate bundt cake I had made.

It was a great birthday!

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