Who's One? Marcus is!

That's right folks, my baby boy just reached his one year mark! While the party is next week, we've had a celebration for him already.

Since his birthday fell on a Friday (thanks leap year) and Sasha had the day off, she started planning stuff out. One thing led to another and Marcus was being taken down to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois for lunch by his mother and father with sister in tow.

We had a delicious lunch at the Red Robin with (deep breath) Grandma Mary (who got the ball rolling), Grandpa Mike, Grandma Susan and the Fran-pa! Marcus had a fantastic time with all his grandparents as well as grilled cheese, cheese burger and a birthday Sundae. Yes, pictures will be going up on the web album soon.

After a long lunch it was off to the mall, cause my baby needed his first pair of shoes! While Marcus hasn't quite gotten to walking on his own yet, that moment is coming real soon. So some spiffy new Striderite sneakers were required. Blue and brown with a single Velcro strap makes some function and stylish footgear.

Then he got to take them for a spin at the new kid's play area they installed at Woodfield. It was a bunch of Looney Toons character in a molded foam that looked like hard plastic, but actually was soft to cushion any falls that might happen.

He and Alya had a great time running/crawling around Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, and the rest of the gang in the cartoon playground. Now that's a birthday celebration.

Next weekend, we are having family over for his birthday party. Smash cake pictures will be seen soon!

Until then, be seeing you,

Jon