Soooo tired!

Birthday Party Part 2 (The Alaska Party . . . The Second First!)

Marcus, the hunter, was cautious until we put a weapon/fork in his hand.





With bedtime rapidly approaching, Marcus sticks with his routine and rubs his eyes. . . oops!

More pictures from Minnesota

Jonah and I warm up after sledding







After the arms and legs stopped flailing into each other, Ben and Marcus finally settled in for a nap.



"Think we can convince Marcus this mud is chocolate, Ben?"




Hanging out by the fire with Grandma

Birthday Party Part 1 (The Minnesota Birthday)

Even with intensive training at Christmas, Marcus remained uninterested in opening gifts. He contracted out the event to his cousins Jonah and Benjamin, who were happy to help out.

King for a Day

After a short nap on a long red-eye flight from Anchorage, Marcus awoke in Chicago on his first birthday. Since we had a three hour layover, we all walked slowly to the next gate. Marcus strutted through the O'hare aiport decked out in red footed pajamas, hair and eyes gone wild and grinning like the Cheshire cat. I've never seen so many people laugh and smile at 6 o'clock in the morning.

After a year long growth spurt, Marcus shrinks for the first time ever!

. . . or at least his wild hair shrunk a bit.

MIght be time for a haircut . . .