We FINALLY were able to have the kids birthday party! Dean, unfortunately, was sick and stayed in the bedroom, but we made it!! Everything worked out just great and we had a pretty big gathering of family! We are truly blessed to have so much family around us! Here we are waiting to open presents...Aubrey had some trouble staying in her bag!
Spencer waits patiently...Aubrey has to be held down! :)
Here we are opening presents. I did most of the opening and they just played with the toys...it was fun to watch them react to all the new toys!
Some of the party-goers...I think at this point most of the opening has taken place and been cleaned up. Spencer is doing what most little guys do...playing with the boxes!
More fun toys that make all kinds of noise!
Aubrey got a baby doll and loved it...Spencer loved her eyes that blinked!
Aubrey trying to walk with help with the new popper!
Miss Aubrey with her party hat on all cleaned up after birthday cupcakes!
Here is the birthday cake. Dean's sister Julie made it. It turned out so good!! Perfectly boy and perfectly girl!! We are so lucky to have such talent in the family!
Waiting for the treats that they hope are coming! Spencer was really happy to be turning one...he just hides his excitement well!
They started out very timid and not really sure of what to do. I put a little princess toy on her cupcake and a toy truck on Spencer's to
entice them in to touching the cupcakes.
She used the one finger approach...very dainty and ladylike.
He used the full hand approach...why mess around was his thought!
He got the job done with no problems!! He was in heaven eating the sweet treat!!
This is about the messiest she got. At some point she reached over to Spencer's tray and "gave" him half her cupcake...which he ate faster than fast just in case someone was going to take it away from him!
You should always wash down your cupcake with a nice drink! :)
So...all in all we had a great time watching them enjoy being the center of attention again! We missed all the family that was far away and couldn't come to celebrate with us.
My little man!
Aubrey has started crawling into the table and sitting between the legs like this...there is only one problem with it...she has gotten her head stuck between the legs 2 times now! She panics and I have to come rescue her! Thank goodness it is an easy rescue and I don't have to join her in the panic! :)
I can really tell a difference here with his haircut...he just looks older! They are both growing so fast and changing so much! They truly are a blessing!
We had them dedicated at church a week ago and needed a picture of them to put up on the screen...this was the best on we got out of all that we took. I can never get them to smile when it is important and I have a camera pointed at them!
I loved this one of Spencer...it is close up, but just look at that face!
Here they are the morning of the dedication. You can tell that Aubrey still isn't feeling 100%, but they made it through and are finally healthy again! (knock on wood!)
This is Aubrey and Cody, the little guy I babysit. They fight over EVERYTHING!! Cody was sitting in the empty toy tote, so that is where Aubrey just had to go! They were pushing and crying at each other until I got the camera. They get along...but if they want the same thing watch out!! (Cody is two weeks older than the twins so we basically have triplets during the week...it is fun!)
That pretty much brings you up to date with us. Aubrey is walking now pretty good, Spencer is still just crawling. They each have one tooth now, Aubrey just got hers last week. I will try to get video of the walking and will try to get pictures up more often than I have been! Take care everyone!!
