We had the best intentions. Everything was in order: thirty plus people coming to our house; loot bags were done and ready; cake was made; outfits were picked out. Everything you do to prepare for your son’s first birthday party.

Then, Oliver had a bad day. He wasn’t himself and something was clearly wrong. Dana takes him to the doctor’s to find out he has his first ear infection. We have to make a tough decision and cancel the party. We’re heartbroken but Oliver is in no condition to party.

So to have some sort of celebration, we have Dana’s parents, her sister, brother-in-law and their daughter over for some cake and gift opening. As you’ll see in the pictures below, Oliver is clearly not himself. But we had a nice time nonetheless.

There is a selection of photos from the day below. The rest of the photos can be found in my flickr gallery here.

Cheers!
t.