I can’t believe he’s already a year old. I feel like my life is just flying by now and if I close my eyes for too long, I’ll miss it. I swear he was just born, perhaps just conceived. But, he’s already a crawling, talking, trouble-making 1-year-old. I’m so proud of him and his accomplishments, I could cry. I do all the time.

We started the morning at 7:30, when Zack and Jason woke up and hopped in the shower. I immediately ran to the kitchen to make eggs, cherry chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and blueberry muffins. Zack’s pancake was shaped like Mickey Mouse and he made sure not a crumb was left when he was done.

Then, we went to a couple presents I didn’t mind him opening before his party Saturday. He was so excited to tear the paper off! He got a couple pairs of shorts from Grandma Kat and a Ball Bopper that plays music and shoots colorful balls in the air from us. He still has a gift from Grandma Kat and one from me to open at his birthday party.

So many people are coming to this party. I wound up not being able to afford the appetizers I’d wanted because it’s hard to afford to feed so many people. I’m making little tea sandwiches, blueberry cream cheese dip for baseball patterned Ritz crackers, cherry cream cheese dip for sliced apples, strawberry lemonade, and soda. We ordered a marble buttercream cake and the store is giving us a free baby-sized first birthday cake too. I hope that’s enough food for everyone.

It’s at the playground so I don’t need to worry about games. It’ll be 92 outside so we’re forgetting about party favors and just putting a big bowl of little water guns out for the kids to play with. The toddler cage at the playground is shaded with 6 picnic tables inside so we’re hoping everybody’s okay from the heat. I’m going to bring a ton of sunscreen, ice water, and stuff for the kids just incase.

I can’t believe how old I feel right now. I’m hosting my child’s birthday party. This is so not something I ever imagined being in my near future. Zack is so special to me, I hate that my time with him is flying by so quickly. Before I know it, he’ll be taking off to marry some woman I probably won’t approve of to start his own family. It just tears me up inside.