A very special day indeed!

Update: Giveaways are now closed. Thanks for entering! Click here to see the winners. Don't forget that next month we'll be having another birthday bash with giveaways!

This is a very special day in our household. A year ago today this precious little package arrived and made our family more complete...

Ethan has brought so much joy to our family.

We all love him so much and can't imagine our lives with out him! I feel so blessed to be the mommy of these two precious little boys.

Elijah was a proud big brother right from the start.

 

  He's a wonderful big brother.

He's very protective and looks out for his little brother.

 

Ethan is Daddy's little buddy.

 

And Mommy's little darling.

Look how much he's grown this year!

That's Ethan and my mom out by the lake here on Monday.

And our whole family out on the frozen lake here in MO.

I posted this video last year. But I thought i'd post it again on his birthday.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

I'll have to make one of his first year now!

In his one year of life Ethan has lived in two different states and two different countries! He was born in Florida (you can read the story of Ethan's birth here) and when he was eight weeks old we moved to Northern Ireland. Then when he was 11 months we moved back to the States. And now we are in Missouri.

From the very beginning Ethan has been a hearty eater. And that still is his favorite activity! He's happiest when he is eating! =)

He loves music too and really gets into it sometimes!

His favorite things are eating, music and baths. He gets so excited when we say that word and he'll stand at the edge of the tub and pound the edge and say "ba!"

His laugh is contagious and we love to play with him and be rewarded with his giggle!

Speaking of giggles I have some fun items from giggle.com that i'm giving away today!

Remember how you all voted for our picture on Facebook and helped us win the contest? We won a gift card to giggle.com. I wish there was a way to give each of you a thank you! It meant so much to me to see your support! You all are the best!

I wanted to give something back to you as a thank you so i picked out a couple things and you all have a chance to enter to win!

We are going to have a weekend of giveaways!Welcome to Ethan's Birthday Bash!

Each day this weekend i'll post a new giveaway! To be entered just leave a comment under each post. If you posted. blogged or emailed about the photo contest give yourself an extra entry. And if you follow my blog you can give your self yet another entry because you all are just so cool! Winners will be announced next week sometime. Every one is welcome to enter... even those of you who live over seas. Feel free to share about this giveaway!

Since Ethan is such a fan of bath time i thought we'd give away some...

Bath Goodies!

Turn bath time into play time with this colorful collection of Bath Goods. Recommended for ages six months and up, this fun and engaging set includes fifteen bath appliqués, three balls, and two mini-scrubbies (designed especially for little hands). These water-resistant designer toys curb mold and mildew, and they come in fun, contemporary colors that look great in any bathroom.