It’s taken us a bit to get photos posted here and on Flickr, but everyone seemed to have a great time (especially the birthday boy!) at Del’s recent first birthday party. We gathered friends, family, neighbors and daycare classmates on Sunday, October 5th on Mercer Island for two hours of hanging out, BBQ, cake and presents.

As would be expected, Del made off with quite a bit of loot, and quite the sugar rush from his share of the cake!

After the Fremont Solstice Parade, we headed out to Mercer Island to help Kevin and Jenn’s son Sam celebrate his first birthday! Lots of toys, ice cream cake and pictures taken, and a fun afternoon was had by all. Del and Sam got some quality “hanging out” time as well, and it’s always a blast to see the second generation of Sutton and Carmony kids becoming friends!

We’re getting caught up on things here in Seattle after a fun trip to Las Vegas last week to visit Dianne’s family and getting a few pics posted to Flickr and here on the website.

Aside from having a great time catching up, showing off the little guy and relaxing, Del had a chance to visit with his cousin Angelo and meet (for the first time) his cousin Bryce. Bryce was a bit shy around Del, while Del was his usual social self, smiling for everyone (and the camera). We managed to snag a few good pics of Del and Bryce together on the couch, as well as Del enjoying some of Bryce’s mountain of awesome toys!

And of course we can’t forget one of the most exciting moments of the trip; our discovery that Del is indeed a big fan of strawberry shortcake…