As you will see from the pictures below, the focus of the day was on Ivan's favorite thing: food! He had toast while he waited for his parents to get things ready so we could leave . . .
. . . and have PANCAKES for breakfast! 
He ate 3 whole pancakes, and he could hardly sit up in the high chair for the last one. :)
At lunchtime, he had veggies and applesauce. He loves to play with the applesauce container once it is empty, and that is what he is doing in here.
We saved the very best for last though. Ivan's absolute favorite food is spaghetti! It was such a nice evening, we all sat out in the backyard to enjoy our dinner.
Of course, once he was done eating it was a quick and direct trip to the bathtub! Then we read our bedtime stories and said good night.
I'd love to end the recap of his birthday right there, but unfortunately for his tired parents, Ivan didn't think his birthday should end until way after 9pm. At one point, Tom went upstairs to help him settle back down to bed, and that's when the giggle monster attacked. They were both laughing hysterically for a good 20 minutes. You'd think that would have worn him out, but it only wound him up for another hour or so! It's ok though. You only turn one once!
