Dear Walker,
You turned one year old just a couple of weeks ago. You had a great party attended by lots of family and friends. Mommy and Daddy even got you your very own moonbounce and obstacle course for the party! Your theme was TOADily fun and there were lots of frogs items. We had the party at our home and you fell asleep just as everyone got here and the party started. Mommy had to wake you up to do presents and you were grumpy but your eyes lit up when you saw your presents. You got lots of goodies including a dump truck, blocks, a couch, a growth chart, and a Power Wheels. You rode your power wheels outside when everyone was gone until it became too cold. You are such a daredevil! You now stand on the seat when you ride it and it is only a matter of time before you are driving the Power Wheels on your own.
This year has flown by. I feel like it was just yesterday that we welcomed you into the world and our lives changed forever. You are the most amazing little boy and we love you more than we could ever love anyone. These past twelve months have been full of smiles, tears, lessons learned (and hopefully taught), hugs, kisses, and the best memories. You are growing faster than we want and you are becoming your own person. I can see your little personality turning into a BIG personality. You know what you want and you are demonstrating your independence.
I know that this next year will probably fly by even faster than this last one so I want to make a few promises to you. First of all, I promise to cherish every second you are awake. I promise to read to you daily. I promise to hug you at least 10 times a day and kiss you even more. I promise to tell you how much I love you until you are tired of hearing it. I promise to teach you to be polite. I promise to teach you to be honest. I promise to have fun together and to make you laugh as often as I can. I promise not to freak out if the house is a mess. I promise to protect you. I promise to give you all that I can and to make sure you know just how special you are because you are a special young man.
I love you, I love you, I love you. I could never tell you that enough.
-You are clapping
-You are waving bye bye
-You are feeding yourself
-You are drinking out of a cup
-You are sleeping through the night
-You are giving kisses
-You are giving high fives
-You are opening and closing every cabinet
-You love to read books
-You love to pull all the dvd's out
