Delia's One, One More Round, Delia's One (with apologies to Johnny Cash)

Saturday was my first birthday. I like these birthday things. They are great fun. People sing to me and give me things. Like this rocking horse from my Grandma Karen.
On your birthday, lots of people come to see you. Here's my Grandma Margie and two of her sisters, my Great Aunt Shelby and Great Aunt Becky. Pink was the color of the day for Grandma Margie and her siblings. Her brother P.D.--my great uncle--didn't get the memo. Silly P.D.Here I am reading a book of fairy tales my Grandma Karen and Grandpa Bruce got me to my Dad. That's my second cousin Ashley waiting to hand me another present. I hope that when I grow up I am as smart and sassy as she is (and as good at hunting and fishing).That rocking horse that Grandma Karen and Grandpa Bruce got me was very popular. Here is a giant bear that my Grandma Margie and Grandpa Dean got me giving it a try:And here's my 14-year old cousin Caitlin giving it a try and hoping that no one is looking:Caitlin and her sister Emily and brother Zach are really cool because they and their parents (Dad's cousin Tim and his wife Mary) adopted one of our puppies (Barley). Caitlin and Emily and Zach talked their dad into taking the dog even though he didn't want to. I will have to take lessons from them as I grow up.One of the best parts about being born in the fall is that I get cool Halloween presents for my birthday. Here's one from my Great Aunt Karen:And no first birthday party is complete without a cake. Or two.But as they say, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to.As it turns out, everyone forgot that one-year olds need naps. So after one, we tried the cake thing again, this time much more successfully.My Uncle Michael, long the baby in the family, felt displaced so he had to steal some of my cake. Imagine, stealing cake from a baby. How cliche.I think that blue is my color, don't you?Wheeee! Sugar buzz!!!!But all that gluttony left me feeling a little strange.Do I really have to finish this whole cake, I asked.Yes was the answer, so back to work I went.But my gluttony was rewarded with a frolic in Grandma Margie and Grandpa Dean's whirlpoolFor those of you who want to see the cake in action, here's some video.
Eating cake can be surprisingly startling

And if you watch this one closely, you'll see me say bye to some of my guests:Birthdays so much fun, I want to have one every year! And in case you forgot, here's what I looked like a year ago:


And one last (giant) comparison: