It is so hard to believe that our baby, Drew Stephen McClellan, turned one. What a year! When you deliver a baby that struggles at birth, I think that you remember their true "birth" day much more clearly than you do when you are able to deliver and then hold your baby right away. With Drew, he struggled to breathe on his own for 24 hours. It turned out not to be anything serious, for which we continually thank God, but it was none-the-less a very scary 24 hours. When I was finally able to hold him - it was the greatest gift in the world. So as I look back to one year ago, I give thanks - not only for a perfectly healthy child, but for a child who has a beautiful inner spirit, who is mischievous and who loves others so deeply at one year old.
Drew's actual 1st Birthday night - March 31, 2011 (as of today, he has had three birthday cakes...this was the first!)
Drew's first Birthday was a Circus theme! We had a great time and I think the kids did as well. We had hot dogs, chicken, soft pretzels, nachos, popcorn and a cotton-candy machine! The kids had fun playing carnival games: pick-a-duck, plinko and bean bag toss. Mom, Tiff, Pauline and Emily painted faces; Adam dressed up as a clown and helped the kids break the pinata; and we had a bounce house for everyone to play in. It was a great party! Thank you to everyone for helping us celebrate Drew's first birthday!
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY DREW!
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