Matt's 1st Birthday Party!!

Matt isn't one yet... Well, almost though, in two weeks! We decided to throw him his first birthday party this weekend so Sean's parents could be here.

We invited close families and had Korean themed birthday party. I made some Korean food - Bulgogi - Grilled beef bbq with a special sauce, cucumber rolls, spring rolls, a vegetable tray, Korean drinks, and some Korean snacks. Everything was so yummy. Cucumber rolls and the snacks were a hit among the little kids. The adults digged the meat, of course. :)



The highlight of the party was the games. We played "Guess how old". I printed out 13 pictures of Matthew from newborn to 12 months - and the people had to guess how old Matt was in those pictures. If they guessed them right, they got a bath and body works handsoap.



We also played a traditional Korean game (It's a game for one year old babies) - We put several different objects that indicate their future jobs such as - a thermometer (doctor), spatula (chef), hammer (judge or construction worker, you decide), laptop (nerd... ha ha I know it's not really a job but it's ok), money (rich), and paint (artist). I sat in front of those objects so he will come towards the objects. As soon as Cameron put him down on the floor, Matt started to crawl towards me. At first, instead of grabbing an object, he directly came to me. Bless his dear heart. :) The second attempt went better. He touched pretty much everything until he picked up the spatula. Sean's mom had a fit because she wanted him to pick up money or a thermometer, ha ha. It was really funny! She tried to kick off the spatula when Matt was trying to pick it up. But the spatula was definitely Matt's pick. He played with it all day!! So will he be a chef when he grows up? You should play the game too if you have a baby that's turning one. It's pretty funny & interesting!


(Ready, Set, Go!)

(Hmm.. Which one should I grab?)


(I am going to be a chef!)

Well, the bad news is that Matt did NOT like the cake at all. Some of you might already know this but Matt doesn't really like sweets. I am starting to wonder if he's really a Bunton.... He also didn't really like all the noises in the room. He is very sensitive with loud noises. When it is quiet, he's happy but when it's loud, he gets pretty mad.

Overall, the party went well. Everyone else loved the cake. We got it at Costco - We got a chocolate cake with chocolate moose in the middle with cream cheese frosting on top. We wrote

"Happy 1st Birthday Matty boy!"
on top of the cake. :)

I can't believe he's turning one in two weeks. I was watching some old videotapes of Matt and I kind of miss the little Matt he was. But I am so excited to see Matt taking his first step, saying his first word, going to school for the first time, etc. Being a mom is hard sometimes but it's definitely the greatest acheivement of my life.

I love you, Matt!!


Matt wore a Korean outfit (Hanbok) for his birthday. In Korea, turning one is a BIG deal so they put their babies on the nicest outfit. This outfit was a gift from my mom while we were visiting Korea last October. I love the colors of the outfit. Matt was still too small for the outfit but it still looked good on him. We are going to take some nice pictures of him in it at a professional studio for his birthday.


He has the cutest smile, ever.

After Matt got his spatula. He got lots of gifts, too. He got some cute outfits, a dog book, two bouncy balls, a toy laptop, rings, etc. Thanks for all the gifts!!

Aunt BJ, Matt, and I.

He had the red nose all day. I have no idea what happened to it. But he looks a little drunk in the picture. Oh and also, notice he has a gold ring on? That's what my mom got Matthew for his birthday. It's a tradition in Korea that one-year-olds get a real gold ring. It's a really pretty ring.