Daniel's Birthday Party

On Saturday, February 16, 2013, Cecilia and Will had a party for Daniel's First Birthday.

Will made invitations.  We decorated, and Cecilia and Will provided all the home-made goodies.

These included Cachorro Quente (Brasilian Hot Dogs), three varieties of one-bite sandwiches,

traditional sweet treats--Brigadeiros and Beijinhos, plus a beautiful Bolo de Fuba (corn meal flour cake) with Beijinho icing and BlueBell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. 

Two of D's faves--
Galinha Pintadinha (spotted blue chicken)
and Balloons



The 'star' of Daniel's favorite dvds, Galinha
is as popular in Brasil as Elmo or Big Bird here.



Daniel's Cake and Plates of Docinhos
all made by Cecilia

Feliz Aniversario and Happy Birthday
banner wishes made by GiGi

 

Happy Sunflowers



Cecilia visits with (Great) Uncle Doug/Dodo
while making canapes



Will and John/Popi try to guess how long Daniel
will carry his balloon.



Leah and her dad Tim play with bubbles
on this breezy day.



Time for a wagon ride
with balloon, of course.



Congratulations, Will!
You're a fantastic father.



Parabens, Cecilia!
You are a wonderful mother.



Neighbors Jean and Glen Dorow drop by.
D still grasps his balloon!



Daniel and Cecilia share some love with (Great) Aunt Suzanne.



Grand Dad Steve talks with sister Sue
whille Josie watches the kids in the yard.



Neighbors Bobbie and John Perez
visit with the Birthday Boy.



Leah checks out Daniel's room
and wants to ride BaaBaa.



Leah's mom, Rachael, is happy
that Jack is taking a snooze.

 

Will, Cecilia, and Daniel with
John and Jo Monday and Uncle Doug



Vovo Dora joins by Skype when it's time to cut the cake.
Daniel still has his balloon.



GiGi's last picture of cake time before taking C's place
with the Skype camera.
We sang to Daniel--first in English, then in Portuguese--
while Little Man still holds his balloon.



Birthday hugs from GiGi and HeyHey



Uncle Steve drops by after work
and unknowingly does his best imitation of his Dad.



Daniel's godfather Fred and Michelle
start a game of PeekaBoo.



Uncle Fred makes me laugh!



It's a very good day to celebrate
our Birthday Boy . . .



and . . .



. . . the wonder . . .



. . . of . . . BALLOONS!

 

Happy Day, Daniel.



Osh Kosh Love

Is there anything cuter than a little guy in his Osh Kosh overalls?

Daniel @ 12 Months

Wow!  Daniel is One Year Old!

Daniel's Official "Twelvsie" Onesie Picture

Cecilia got the best shots of Daniel on his birthday morning--February 11, 2013.  After all, who gets bigger smiles than wonderful Mamae?!

You can see 3 of D's 5 teeth in this crooked little smile.

When GiGi got the camera and started snapping, Little Man was in more of a studious mood.  It's hard to catch him still enough for a clear picture these days, so here are some birthday morning pix.



Listening to some classical tunes



Reading a Peek-a-Boo book



Giving Mae a kiss



Stretching on tip-toe

 BTW--D is totally mobile now, and rarely still.  He squats and rises without any assistance and still loves to play with any kind of ball.  Now he kicks the ball; Cecilia and Will see a soccer scholarship in his future!  Daniel has really discovered the magic of words, and his vocabulary is growing every day.  If he can't say the sounds just right, he can still parrot the number of syllables as well as the tone and inflection.

The little boy in this book looks just like Daniel!

The best picture of Daniel's last monthly onesie

Serious concentration drool
and a good picture of his latest knowledge bump
(center top of forehead near hairline)

Where's Daniel?  There he is!

Cheerios just out of reach

Calling his friends through the window
"BIRR!" BIRR!" always sends the doves
scattering from their feeder.

Daniel and HeyYey
Steve always greets Daniel with a big "hey!"
so the name sticks.

Daniel won't share crayons with HeyYey

but it's a good way to pass the time until Papai gets home

Paper hats and presents!

Silly Pai!

Wow!

So many things to see and touch and do

Daniel's "Puppa"

Doin' the Hamster Dance with Papai
and a singing, dancing hamster card.

A present from PawPaw Bill and Granny Goose

Books! and Mickey Mouse!

Cecilia made a Carrot Cake from her Brazilian recipe for Daniel's first taste of cake.  If you remember, last month there was an official issue raised with the Birthday Bunny concerning how long a fellow should have to wait to taste his celebratory goodies.  (Everyone but Daniel has enjoyed all eleven of his monthly  treats.)

Daniel's cake has a chocolate glaze
and it's yummy!

Make a wish, Little Man

Happy Birthday!
With much love . . .

Finally!  Let the tasting begin!

Cecilia holds the Skype camera so Vovo Dora can watch
from Brazil 

I like cake!

More!  Mais!

Not a crumb was dropped.

Mamae and Papai are delighted, relieved, and amazed
that Daniel is one year old today.

 Daniel's Birthday Party will be on Saturday afternoon, February 16th.  But the little celebration on Monday night was just right.