nothing like a day at the pool...i mean an afternoon nap...

what's it like being THIS cool???...

exhausting.

seriously exhausting...

plus it's so relaxing...so who cares if I slept like this for 45 minutes?!?!?

summertime...

hey...what's that...

yeah...right over there...

what did you call it, mom? the beauty of summer? yes, the beauty of summer.

go brooksie...it's your birthday...

they say it's YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!...

it's my WHAT?!?!?!?!...

does that mean we get to go to...

oh YAY!!!...SPRINKLES for my VERY OWN CUPCAKE!!!...

happy birthday TO ME!!!...

even the bear's singing it!!!...

uhhhhhhh...I'm not really sure about this cake stuff...

yeah, oddly enough I prefer vegetables...


but what I do love is PRESENTS!!!...


oh man...

is that what I think it is???...

an alligator xylophone!?!?!?...

I LOVE IT!!!...

I love ALL of my presents...

but not as much as my grandmothers. :)

you've got to fight...for your right...to PARRRRRRR...TAY...

hey...what are these balloons for???...

for me???..because I'm ONE-derful!?!?!?...

oh yay, there's swimming...

well, swimming for the other kids that is...

I'll just get passed around all day...

like all the babies do...

Berkley and I have been practicing our matching pose for quite some time...

and Gordon's practicing to be a dad to my future BFF...very soon...

this whole cake is just for me?!?!?!...what about everyone else?...


ooooooooooh, nevermind...


I don't even know how to eat this...so I'll try a little from you first...

that seems easy enough...

there, just like you did Mom...

ok, so maybe not JUST like it...

oh who am I kidding...

I just can't stop myself...

is there something inside of this thing???...

nope, just goodness...

presents...I love them, I'm just not that good at opening them...

perfect! lots of helpers...

I got handmade cards...

and golf clubs...

and clothes...

and toys...

and books...

and money...

oooooooh, everyone wants to know what each present is...

and what 1st birthday is complete...

without a gun.