Tad Turns One!

Tad sizes up breakfast, a chocolate muffin, on his first birthday.

He is still not quite sure what to make of it...

Yum! Forget the cheerios and banana - I could get used to this.

Opening a birthday gift on the way to the airport - a friendly elephant!

My first (and favorite) birthday gift to date.

A view of the Newport harbor from our condo.

Hanging with Pop. This guy likes to be outside as much as I do.

Doesn't this monkey look like me?

Tad turned one on May 20th. We were very lucky to spend Tad's birthday weekend in Newport, Rhode Island at Amy & Tim's wonderful wedding. Amy Scofield is one of my dearest and oldest friends - we met on the soccer field in about the third grade. I have always loved spending time with the Scofield family as it involves endless laughter and love. The wedding was absolutely beautiful. As my mom said, "I don't think there are any pink flowers left in the state of Rhode Island". The reception was at one of the elegant Newport mansions and we ate, drank and danced the night away. Congrats to Amy & Tim!

It was great to see friends from growing up, as well as Boston, and spend the weekend with my parents. Check out the monkey birthday cake they brought down for New Hampshire. Aunt Jeannemarie spoiled us and came down from Boston to hang out with Tad while we were at the wedding events. Tad is setting quite a precedent spending his first birthday in Newport. We were thrilled when Tad started walking the week before our trip. It also made the long delay at Boston Logon much more tolerable. Thank you for an amazing first year, monkey!