Tommy first got to visit Great-Grandpa Sam in early July. He went over and ate some old school Italian--Savoia's. And you can also see here the FOUR generations--sooo cool! The even did "so big" altogether--whatta crazy bunch of Piazzas!!!
Next was Tommy's first Fourth of July. We had friends over but I (Kate) was too busy running around I didn't even break out the camera!! But you can see Tommy here with Daddy in the park checking out some sparklers on July 5th... He liked them, but didn't like the fact that he couldn't touch them!!
Next Tommy got to be a part of Aunt Darcy and now UNCLE (no longer pruncle) Matt's wedding. What a great day in the city!! He sported a tuxedo as he hammed it up at the Chicago Club reception. He ate about 3 platefuls of ravioli along with his fruit, and of course he had some CAKE which he loved.
On July 23rd, Tommy turned 1 YEAR OLD!! Holy Cow, where did the year go. We celebrated by going to Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Although it was hot, Tommy enjoyed mixing it up in the Children's Gardens..
And for the night of his birthday, we took him back to his favorite restaurant, Maggiano's for a repeat performance--which he definitely lived up to as you can see!!! The manager even brought him some Nona's Pound Cake with a candle and as you can see he almost got the whole thing in his lap. In the last pic, you can see he finally got a piece and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Tommy also participated in swimming lessons this past month in Elmhurst, which we don't have pics of, but here he is in the swimming pool with his Uncle Jon practicing his swimming skills.. well mostly just playing with the divider ropes, but he and Jon look pretty good sporting their big guns in the pool!
And to end the month, Tommy went out with a bang at his 1st birthday party. We partied it up at the KidsWork Children's Museum, thanks to Nana for helping with that!! There were about 30 friends there to celebrate the occasion--whatta popular dude! Tommy of course LOVED the cake, but didn't love his hat so much. Got a few cute shots with him in it though.. Thanks to all who came and celebrated --we had a ball!! Tommy is so lucky to have so many wonderful friends and family!!!
