Our Christmas baby turns 1!!

I know everyone says it, but it really has been a blur of a year for us!   Yep its true, little Ollie is not so little anymore, and is showing us new tricks every day!   He likes to pick out his favourite squeezie foods from the cupboard and grunts at us until we open it up for him.  He crawls with his hands full, usually 2 little cars, and bangs his way across the floor;-)   He claps, knows 'arms up' when getting undressed, and shows us 'how big' he is by putting his hands on his head.  And just like his brother, knows exactly what the skype ring sounds like, and eagerly checks to see who is calling!   He looks like a bit of a bruiser, but is really a softie, giving out plenty of kisses, and snuggles right in to your neck when being held.   He is also turning into quite the daddy's boy, choosing Rich over me 9 times out of 10!  I try not to take it too personally;-)

So we celebrated with a family dinner at Nando's, (grilled peri-peri chicken, corn on the cob and chips) then back to the flat for some chocolate cupcakes that big brother Jake made as a suprise for Oliver!  Some pictures, (a lot of close ups) of our 1 year old!

Most of the food makes it into his mouth - not a lot of waste here!

Oliver is happiest in water!  Bath, swimming pool, ocean, any body of water makes him smile!  We will continue our weekly swim lessons in January of course.

A birthday squeeze from mum!