1st Birthday List

Jackson is almost 10 months old which means his birthday is 2 months away! Can you believe it? I have some what started planning... maybe getting some ideas in my head... ok so I'm really close on picking out his outfit for the party and pictures (which I need to schedule). But I have started thinking of his birthday wish list.

1. Wagon: This one is pretty pricey so this will probably be our gift to him but even Jamie is excited about this one.

2. Chair: The anywhere chair from pottery barn. I mean he HAS to have one. How cute would he be sitting on (ok climbing all over) one of these bad boys? Of course his name has to be on it. Duh. I can't decide which one I like better: the navy or the surf print? I'm leaning towards navy.

3. Grill: Every man has to have a grill and Jackson is no different. I actually thought of this because girls have pretend kitchens and pretend play is very important! Instead of a kitchen he can have a grill.

4. Teepee or play tent: He LOVES the fort I built him but it does make our house look really messy and he's about to wack his head on the pool table if he gets any taller. I would love a Teepee! I found this one on Etsy. Cute ones are hard to find and they are pricey so I'm not willing to buy something I don't like the look. And yes you can DYI these but... have you met my husband? And not to mention I'm not very good at DYI and it would probably look like crap and then we would spend more money buying a good one. 

A close second:

I'm not so sure about the firehouse. It's cute but ehh if we had a girl this wouldn't really work.. we also don't have a play room so this would be hanging out in the living room. 

The realistic birthday list: 

1. Board Books (you can never have too many books!)

2. AGE APPROPRIATE TOYS- 12-24 months please. I really hate storing toys he can't use because we don't have a lot of room and then I forget about them. Obviously if they say 3 years but you think he would still enjoy it that's totally fine but you have to be careful a lot of things have very small pieces. He loves to put things in his mouth.. I know the grill says 3 years.. that's my exception :)

3. Trucks/Cars/Trains/Planes

4. Absolutely no more balls. We have about a zillion and he loves them but we are bursting at the seams with balls. They are everywhere. Everywhere. The stroller, under the couch, in the cat dish, under the bed. Ok except for the Elephant Pop Up Toy that one I would make an exception for.. and we obviously wouldn't complain about getting balls.. heck I'm sure Jackson would be thrilled.. I need to figure out a storage system for balls... PINTEREST.

5. Clothes- we always need clothes and pajamas!

Whoohoo now time to party plan! I should maybe order his outfit? Set a date? Ohh the list continues..