From Babe to Toddler

Koen turned a year old on the 2nd. The last year, as I'm sure every parent says, went by tremendously fast. Looking at Koen now, I almost wonder when he changed. He's definitely not the newborn we welcomed into the world a year ago.

He has his 12 month appointment this Thursday, so I will let you know what his stats are then.

We celebrated Koen's birthday twice. His first party was in Arkansas while we were visiting for Thanksgiving. We decided to make a dog for Koen's first cake, inspired by a small puppy toy that he has. We also made a small dog bone cake so that Koen could have a cake to himself to destroy and enjoy. With the help of my mother- and sister-in-laws, they were both a success! The dog was the most ambitous cake I've tried before and I had so much fun working with fondant as well. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, only time consuming.

We celebrated Koen's second "1st birthday" party after we got home. My mom and sister helped out with this cake as well. It was a fun project to do together. Again, it was time consuming since we used fondant, but not too hard. We made a dog bowl so that it would match the "dog theme" created by the last cake we made for him. It was also a tasty success.

Thank you to my lovely family for your help! Both cakes were a ton of fun to create and devour.

I can hardly believe that Jon and I are officially parents of a toddler! Though I still think of Koen as my baby. We have enjoyed watching Koen grow and develop.

Jon went on a hike not too long ago. He didn't get to finish it but got to see some beautiful views!