On May 10th, our babies turned 1. We had a lovely party with friends and family, who came to celebrate Jordan and Taylor and us all making it through the first year as a family.
I ordered these cool personalized bibs from etsy.com and they came out great! We loved them and have now added them to the drawer of keepsakes that we are saving for the babies when they are older.
Uncle Brian tames wild Thing 1 before the party begins. Doesn't she look wild? Thanks to Uncle Brian (or Buncle, as we like to call him after I switched the B and the U when referring to him. Get it?) for color coordinating with Taylor and Jordan on their big day!
Auntie Lisa helps with Jordan, the wildest of the beasts. We ordered the shirts online, too. Don't ya love 'em? It was so great to spend the weekend with Lisa and Robyn, who came up from Boston to spend some time with us. They had not seen the babies since they were 3 months old and we moved from CA. Lisa is the lucky lady who flew with me and the kids from CA to Boston. And she lived to tell the tale. We talked about the flying experience and how we both kept telling ourselves: "We will never see these people again" and "Every second that goes by is one second closer to the end of this journey." There were some "interesting" moments during the flights, as you might imagine!
Thanks to Auntie Cindy for making these awesome birthday cakes for the kids. This one is a turltle. Check out the licorice toenails! Such detail! And very yummy, too! Thanks, Cindy!
This giraffe cake was pretty awesome, too. The colors are dyed coconut. Isn't the neat? Anyone want to place an order with Cindy for their next party? She did an amazing job!
Here are the cupcakes that Mama Chris made, simply because she felt like a slouch if Aunt cindy was the only one to bake for the twins' first birthday! The kids each had one of these to dig into. You will see more of these in a bit, but they will not look this good!
Hail, hail the gang's all here! Even Jordan and Taylor's great-grandmother made it to the party! And she seemed to have a damn fine time!
Taylor and Jordan check out the cupcakes. At first, they were not sure what to make of them. They were hesitant. They were cautious....
And then the sugar started to hit and they were psyched! Look at that face!
Jordan got messy and enjoyed his cupcake thoroughly.
I have never seen someone suck a cupcake until it was gone, but that is exactly what Taylor did. Once she tasted that sugary icing, she was not putting that thing down for anything in the world and she wanted to make sure no one tried to take it from her. Enjoyment would be an understatement, I think!
Check out those frosting hands!
A family picture to commemorate the big day! We made it through the first year! Hip Hip Horray!
Thanks for this huge bag of mess-makers, I mean blocks, Uncle Ray and Aunt Jenn. (And they gave us TWO bags of them!) You know what they say about pay-back, right? I can't wait to shop for your kids for Christmas!
I love this picture of Jordan playing with a ribbon from one of the presents. He just looks SO happy!
They love their new riding zebra that we got them for their birthday. Our first mistake was only getting one and thinking they MIGHT be able to take turns and share. Mom, we're one. We ain't gonna do no stinkin' sharing!
Jordan tries out the walker/riding Lion from Auntie Lisa and Auntie Robin. The kids LOVED this! And it is so perfect to help out with developing their walking skills.
The shirts the kids wore for the party. They got dirty, but not anywhere near as bad as I thought it would be after such merry-making!
The post-birthday party bath. Taylor is tired and Jordan is ready to go another round. The mamas just want to pass out in bed!
G'night everone. Thanks for an awesome birthday. We had a blast and are so, so tired!
7 comments:
OMG! They're soooo big and sooooo cute! Congrats on making it through the first year (and a move cross country to boot!)!
Thanks for the pics! See you soon?
Nikki
Taylor and Jordan,
Looks like you had a super birthday party! Wish I could have been there.
Love, your cousin Anna
Wow, has it been a year already? The kids have grown so much and are even more adorable than ever. You and Penny are definitely blessed. I miss you all and wish you another wonderful year of discovery! *HUGS* jennette
Time goes so fast. I can't believe it's been a year! They are so adorable and much bigger! Happy birthday :) Thinking of you guys and missing you tons!
Melissa
Just great ! You little guys are so cute :) Such a wonderful family :) All the best, Jen & Stevie
I came back a 2nd time to see these beauties!!
Penny D.
looks like the first birthday was a blast. I can't believe how old they are getting. Thanks for always being an avid reader of the blog...i hope for both masters and PhD...long journey ahead. There are so many questions that make Southern Baptist upbringing have left me with, and I doubt I will ever find all of the answers, but I certainly hope to get someplace. I've had a really great and passionate professor in undergrad who has really taken a vested interest in my interest, which pushes me farther along. We'll see what happens. Plans change...Life takes different turns, But at the end of the day I can't imagine not trying.
Hope all is well!
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