The Twins Turn 1!!!

What a year it has been!  Good to have behind me, and yet hard to look back on.  I have grown by leaps and bounds (and so have Avery and Kole).  There have been many memorable moments, more than I  could count.  I have laughed, sobbed, smiled, screamed, panicked, collapsed from sheer exhaustion and eventually slept better than I had in months.  There also have been lessons to learn.  Patience, humility, long-suffering and depending upon others so that you stay sane.

We had a small party for the babies.  Both of our families are so big that for birthday's we keep it simple with just the grandparents and us.  It was fun watching them attempt to open their presents and caring more about the wrapping paper instead of the gifts.  But the most entertaining part was watching them dig into the cakes that I had made for them.  Too bad the mess had to be inside due to the rain.  Still, definitely much more fun with 2!!  Enjoy the picture overload.