Birthday Celebration - Part 1

In honor of Jack's first year, we threw a small little party for the Man. It was great fun. Here are some random shots....

This is Luke, who is always in motion. He is a sweetheart and one of our inspirations. Dan and Barry adopted Luke from China. At Luke's first party, Jeff could not put him down.

This is Jack tasting his first birthday cake. He gingerly stuck his index finger in ever so slightly and then tasted the dark and dreamy deliciousness of chocolate. After deciding it was to his liking, he went back for more, but again, only using the index finger.

Some wag at the party remarked that Jack ate like his daddy Jeff NOT like his daddy Mark. Undeniably true, but did it really need to be pointed out?

This is Aurie. Jeff and I are godparents to Aurie and Marcy's eldest boy, Ellis. Jack is very much at home in her arms.
Margarita and Aunt Jenny are holding forth with Jack. Note the delicious pastele in Margarita's hand. She is feeding Jack one of the hundred she made for the party. Margarita has been on a mission to demonstrate how Salvadoran food is so much better than the other Central American cuisines. She went a long way towards making her point with the pasteles/empanadas!

This is Abby. She is enjoying the empanadas also, but is working her way over towards the M&Ms. (Abby's moms, Heather and Laura, are an absolute hoot. Abby has a little brother, John Stonewall, who is Jack's age. We are looking forward to many play dates with them in the future.