Family Photo Album Jesse's Birthday 1988 One Year Old The family tradition for baby's first birthday is to make a small cake for baby to mush while everyone else sings and eats slices of the 'real cake'. Lyn's idea was to provide a grape Jell-o mold for Jesse. More fun to play with and easier to hose off the driveway when finished. Besides, he might even lick a little off his hands in the deal. I get it! I'm supposed to make a mess this time! What's the special occasion? Oh-oh! Where'd all the Jell-o go? The whole gang was there that day but this picture was always our favorite of Dave's Dad hamming it up by the pizza. See the 'birthday boy' finishing his lunch. This completed Jesse's one year long doctor imposed diet of only non-milk formula. By his first birthday, he was downing six full cans of Isomil per day. If you listen carefully, you can actually hear his parents sigh that they survived the ordeal. The local Toys 'R Us flew black bunting and for the next five years all Christmas presents were wrapped in empty Isomil cartons. Click to view a different holiday or year Original Web Upload July, 2001 Last Update: July 7, 2001