On Sunday, Sam attended a birthday party for his adorable friend TJ. Sam and TJ go way back– they’ve known each other for MONTHS! Actually, in baby-time, they have hung out kind of a lot. They are in playgroup together, TJ was in Sam’s swim class, and their moms love bringing them along for lunch dates. They get along really well as you can see in this picture:

Haha. I just couldn’t resist throwing that in there. TJ and Sam really do get along great and have a lot of fun with each other.

TJ’s mom, Janna, threw a great party! The first half all the kids partied in the Soft Playroom at the Chinquapin Rec Center.

Sam had fun standing up and banging on stuff. We enjoyed not having to worry about him taking a big spill because the whole room is padded!

He also enjoyed chewing on more than his fair share of plastic balls. So tasty!

Then we all moved to the party room for a feast! The theme of the party was monkeys and Janna did such a great job decorating! There were monkeys and bananas everywhere. She thought of everything–pizza and fruit salad for the adults and toddlers and mashed bananas and finger foods for the babies.

And of course, there was birthday cake!

TJ looked so thrilled to bite into his very own cupcake! Isn’t he a cutie pie?

Thanks for a fantastic time, TJ! Happy first birthday!