Camping Already!

We took our first camping trip of the year on the 14th of May. We loaded up the kids and the pop-up and headed to Oxbow Park in Byron. We went with our daycare provider, Nicole and her family, husband Nick and daughter Viola. The weather was perfect and the kids loved being outside. We walked up to the zoo on Saturday afternoon so the kids could see the animals. They were unimpressed so far. Emaleigh liked the bear, who seemed to want to come out and play with the kids.

1 Year Old!!!

Can you believe that the twins are already a year old? Time goes way too fast! We celebrated their birthday with a pool party at the Clarion Hotel. A gathering of friends and family watched as Emaleigh and Derek celebrated their birthday in style!!

First things first, they smothered themselves and their clothing with cake and frosting. (Which, I'm happy to report, all came out in the wash!! No stains!) Emaleigh dug right in to her cake with gusto, but Derek wasn't too sure of what to make of that sticky thing in front of him. He didn't seem to like the feeling of the frosting on his hands. Once he got into the cake itself however, it suddenly wasn't so bad!

Once an attempt at clean up was made, it was off to open the gifts. Notice I said attempt. We got the big chunks off and most of the frosting, however the clothes were beyond help. Therefore, we stripped them down and let them run around in their diapers. They didn't seem to notice or care that they were almost naked. They were too absorbed tearing paper off of the gifts.

After the gifts, it was off to the pool for some splash time. By the end of the afternoon, both children were happily exhausted! Thanks to all who made the day so special for all of us!!