December 14th 2008 is Nicholas' first birthday, and we had the party to end all parties. [Well, that's not true. Just a few good friends and some fun times.] In attendance were two other Nicholas' - Nicholas Collura and Nicholas Paul. Their parents came as well, of course, and Uncle Dave and Aunt Amy from next door joined us as well. So we had three Nicks! [Unfortunately, the fourth Nicholas, Nicolas Langella, no "h", was not feeling well so we were short one for a Nicholas round of doubles in tennis.] Daddy made yummy homemade banana birthday cake and mommy personalized it. We hung up some banners and had an Elmo/Sesame Street theme going. Pretty low-key, which was the recommended path by our accountant. The 3 Nicks played together and NJ got lots of nice gifts, from Grandparents and friends and many others. I'd say he's truly a spoiled little monkey. And although NP eventually fell asleep, and NC took a major face plant on the floor after popping a balloon with one of his two teeth, and NJ got super cranky, a fun time was had by all. The good news is that Nicholas tells us that this birthday thing happens every year, so we're gonna have to do it again eventually. Ugh... Check out the video of "Happy Birthday" being sung by non-professionals, and some fun pics below that.

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Nicholas had his final music class this week, and both Mom and Dad were lucky enough to attend. His good friend Nicholas Langella is in the class and there was lots of dancing, singing and general silliness. Dad even lied on the floor under the parachute for the "parachute song" and snapped some pics. Take a look.

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