Carsten's First Birthday Party

Carsten's Birthday party was a lot of fun. We invited just immediate family and a few very close friends. It was important to me that Carsten recognized and knew everyone that was here. I didn't want to overwhelm him with a large group full of unfamiliar faces. He seemed to have such a good time. His friends Reese and Raegan came all the way from Lake Charles. He always has such a good time with them. Thanks to generous family and friends, we were able to put $480 into Carsten's education fund!! Thank you all for coming and for being so thoughtful. It was such an emotional moment for me when we sang Carsten "Happy Birthday" - to watch my little baby officially become a little boy. As you can see from the pics, he wasn't too excited about all the singing - he got scared and started to cry when everyone started clapping. But, other than that, he had a really good time and so did the rest of us!