Benjamin turns 1

At the end of January, my sweet baby turned one. The year has flown by, and he has been such a joy. He has saved up a lot of good will which he will need as he has turned into a bona fide rascal with unfortunate obsessions with kitchen cabinets and splashing in toilets. He played the "make a mess with the first birthday cake" game perfectly, aptly working his way through all the stages - mild alarm, disbelief that no one is stopping him from putting his hands right into the cake, full on stuffing his face with the sugary, chocolaty goodness, and ending in a kind of stunned hangover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all love him and his smile to pieces.

 

I'd be happy to be able to hold him like this forever.

 

We love you, Benjamin.