1st Birthday Party

The party went well for the girls. My mom counted 35 guests in attendance in our little house. The air conditioner was working over time and the house was very warm. It was around 100 degrees outside and 85 in our house! The girls loved eating the cake but Lizzie got sick and threw up all her cake. She was acting sickly the rest of the day and was laying down when we opened presents. Gracie enjoyed opening the gifts, but we think she enjoyed the paper as well as the gifts.

The girls did get to open their mommy and daddy present. We didn't have enough wrapping paper so we only wrapped part of the gift. We figured they didn't care any way and the paper was the most fun. Below are pictures from their actual birthday and the party.

Unwrapping Elmo and Cookie Monster

Wrestling over the paper

What is this? We have never seen anything like this.

Gracie eating her cupcake

Lizzie eating her cupcake that made her sick.
Our home made butterfly birthday cake.

One for each girl.

Happy Birthday!

Today is the girls' birthday! It's been a good day so far except it rained all morning. The girls went to the doctor and got their shots. Nana, Grandma, Papa, Sydney and Sam all came to visit. We went to Babies R Us and got presents. Of course the girls think it's like any other day. They have both been in good moods. Their birthday party is on Saturday. I'll post pictures soon.

One year ago.......

One year ago, I was in the hospital praying that my babies would stay in for a few more weeks. It was this time last year that I scared Wes and said I needed to go to the hospital. We thought I would be in there for four to five weeks. I was in for five days when the girls decided to make their entrance.

Just a few more days and our babies will be one.

Beans....

Last night we went to Taco Bueno for dinner. Because the girls are trying new foods, we thought we would give beans a try. We bought one bowl and were going to let the girls split it. We forgot to bring the girls spoons with us so we had to use the spoons they had. Instead of regular spoons, they had the soup spoons which were pretty big for their little mouths. Gracie was all for it but Lizzie was a little apprehensive about the spoon. Once both girls started eating, there was no turning back. They ate more than half the bowl! Lizzie started crying when Wes went to clean her up!

The race is on

We just discovered the girls love for Gerbers Graduates Puffs. They love them. Knowing this, we decided to have the girls practices crawling by crawling to a pile of them on the floor. It worked. They both worked like mad to get to them and when they did, they just rolled over and ate them.

Visitor

For the past week and a half, we have been dog sitting for my sister's dog Andy. He is an 100 pound Siberian Husky mix. He is getting older and his hearing is not as good as it use to be. Anyway, he and Molly love to play together. The girls think that he is pretty interesting too. Both of them have taken a turn playing with him. He is getting a little cantakerous in his old age so I was really proud of how he was so good with the girls. Below are pictures of the girls playing with him.

Play date

Today, we went to our first play date with my Metrocrest Parents of Multiples (MPOM). We had a great time. Our friends Amber and Gerald were there with their adorable twin boy, Trevor and Caleb. The girls had a good time and we did too. We got a great picture of the dads with their babies.

Another thing we learned today is that the girls love Gerber puffs. I bought a generic brand and they didn't seem to like it. But today, they ate some of the boys puffs and they loved it. They crawled all over the blanket to get to them. Now we know how to get them to crawl!

The other exciting thing in our house is that the girls are starting to stand. At first both were climbing up mom and dad. Now, they are climbing on the gate and their little table. Looks like walking is in their near future!