Oh The Places We'll Go!: Connor's Family Birthday Party

Ryan and I have faced such guilt over the years by making the decision to move out of Buffalo and away from family, We realized that relationships wouldn't be as strong and time would be of the essence so whenever we do come back we definitely make it worth it.

Connor's 1st trip back to Buffalo was over Christmas 2009. We didn't want to travel with him when he was so young, so we opted not to come back to celebrate his 1st Christmas in 2008. Traveling to and from Portland, OR with a little one didn't seem like a great idea :p Surprisingly, he did fantastic that first time around, and he warmed up relatively quickly to the entire family on both sides. It wasn't until we moved to Detroit that we started to think of celebrating his birthday both at home and in Buffalo. We felt like we jipped him over the years with not having family celebrate with him, so we knew we had some catching up to do : )

Grams & Papa were gracious enough to let us use their house for the party, and it was such a success! Seeing him interact with everyone put a huge smile on our face, and solidified us moving to Detroit where we knew we would be closer to everyone. Along with the great food, we even had some "Minute To Win It" games and lots of laughs accompanied those. Thanks to everyone who came out, we look forward to doing it every year!