The Quin(n)tessential Party

*This post was written a month ago, and I realized that I never got around to publishing it due to photo complications. Since I use this blog as a personal memory preservation tool for my family, I am posting it anyway. Please bare with me and forgive my tardiness regarding this OLD news! :)

...For the Quin(n)tessential Kid!

We had a wonderful time with family and friends celebrating Quinn's first year of life the last weekend in June. In a nutshell, we barbecued, ate a lot, visited, spoiled Quinn with gifts and cake, watched the kids enjoy splashing in the pool and running around the yard, and most importantly, just enjoyed our time together.

As you'll be able to see, Quinn's first cake eating experience was a bit anticlimactic. In hindsight, he really didn't need his very own cake! A simple slice would have been just fine. :) The big cake that we were trying to get a family picture with at the beginning of the video was decorated by Pat. Didn't he do great? Quinn wasn't too interested in posing for a picture though. He was ready to dig in right away. So we quickly gave him his personal "first birthday freebie" cake and let him go to town. He got through about 1/3 of the frosting, and was then in a sufficient sugar comatose to get out and play!



Pat and I snapped a few photos before people arrived of the decor (which I had fun obsessing about for months), but sadly, didn't get any once the party actually began. Thankfully, Will was there with camera in hand! Below is a link to an album of the photos we have from the day. Enjoy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/kimberlygillette/TheQuinNTessentialFirstBirthdayParty#

We love you Quinn! You have fulfilled our lives in immeasurable ways and we are so proud to be your parents. Happy first birthday!