Birthday Party (long version)

Grab a cup of coffee...this is a long one!

Two tutus


Playing with Uncle Dane before the party


Candid


With GrandMary and Grandpa Gene


With Grandma Di


With Uncle Dane and Grandma Di (sorry it's blurry)


Thank you for the books, Mali!


The best part of opening presents


Fighting over their Laugh n' Learn Puppy


Why are there so many people staring at us?


Last year


This year



Wait, what is this??



Yum!



Cupcakes are serious business



We had no idea they would love their new chairs so much. They felt so grown-up.




Loving his new chair


Eeyore


Princess Zoey


Awesome new tunnel set - 4 tunnels and two tents. No room for the tents until we move to our new house!


The aftermath...


Whew! What a day and what a year. Big thank yous to everyone who helped us survive the first year - through child care, clothes and gear, money, and moral support - we couldn't have done it without all our friends and family!

Birthday Party (short version)

Too tired to do a whole post...here's a teaser picture from today...more to come tomorrow!

Year in Review

Twelve months (fighting over a birthday card)


Eleven months


Ten months


Nine months (Christmas)


Eight months (Thanksgiving)


Seven months


Six months


Five months


Four months


Three months


Two months


One month


A few minutes

Birthday Eve

One year ago today, I looked like this:


I don't remember anymore how it felt physically to be that pregnant, but I sure do remember all the emotions associated with birthday eve!

We are looking forward to a fun weekend of first birthday celebrations. Grandma Di and Uncle Dane will be here, along with GrandMary and Grandpa Gene, to help us have a little party for the babies. We're also going to have some professional photos taken, which I am very excited about. I will do my best to keep up with the blog over the weekend!

For now, enjoy these pictures and videos from the past few days...

Lucas is so handsome in his preppy outfit I just can't stand it.


Pre-bedtime pile of babies


They remind us of Dr. Seuss characters in these pajamas.


More hysterical giggles from Lucas. We love that this is what he does when he gets overtired (versus the shrieking that the girls do).

Sick and tired

What do you get when you cross two sick parents + long days at work + active babies? Exhaustion, and too many days between blog posts! Here are some highlights from this weekend...

Zombie Zoey (she loves getting as close to the camera as possible)


The orange slide is a favorite toy - it dates back to my babyhood!


They all insist on sitting up while drinking from their bottles now. No more reclining on boppies - much too babyish. It won't be long before we give up the bottles completely!




Daddy-daughter time


close-up


Abby now thinks that the proper response to any camera is to throw her head back and stick out her tongue.


toothy grin


Abby saying "mama"


Zoey standing


This is a long one, but worth it if you like hearing Lucas laugh. Apparently giant cardboard boxes are hilarious.