Four Hands to Hold: March 2007

Logan and Michael celebrated their 1st birthday today. They woke up from their morning nap to find lots of balloons, presents, and a cake that had tons of icing! They were so excited to see everyone and had fun eating cake for the first time. Their new tricks of the week are waving hi and clapping. Logan also learned how to say Mama this week. They were a little cautious about the cake but seemed to like it once they got a taste. They completely wore themselves out after their sugar high and went right back down for their afternoon nap after playing with some of their new toys! Tonight Brian and I are going to let them have a little taste of pizza. What could be a better birthday...cake, pizza, presents, friends, and the final four basketball games!

As you can see, they were too busy talking to each other to smile for the camera!

These were their 1st b'day invites:):)

For their birthday, I also made a video of pictures taken throughout their first year. Below is the video that I made...it is about 9 minutes long so it takes a while to watch.

This will be a long post!!! I have A LOT of new pictures from our Palm Springs trip. We had a great vacation and the boys had so much fun being outside all the time. They turned ONE this past Friday and will get to celebrate their birthday with everyone next weekend when we have their first birthday party. I was amazed at how good the boys did on the LONG plane ride. They were very content napping, eating cheerios, or watching a movie. This is a picture of them watching Baby Einstein on the plane.
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The boys were so happy to be outside. We took them shopping and out to lunch our first day there. They have discovered grilled cheese....so as long as they can eat that they are very happy being out in a restaurant.

They were so curious about everything outside...the grass, flowers, and especially the birds.

Aunt Kristy and I getting ready to take the boys out to dinner. They made excellent dinner dates:):)

This was part of the running path I did everyday....3.5 miles up the mountain and 3.5 miles down (my favorite part). Mom and Kristy took the boys for a 4 mile walk everyday so that I could go for a run.

Naptime by the pool. The boys loved swimming in the pool and I loved it because it really wore them out. They would take 2 hour naps while out at the pool!

Michael and Logan loved swimming with Mommy and Aunt Kristy. These floats were great for them. Kristy and I pushed them around and let them kick and splash. They laughed so much in the pool and liked to watch other kids swimming around them. I can't believe how observant they are!

On Logan and Michael's birthday we had a nice day at the pool and then Aunt Kristy and I took them out for a birthday dinner. They were very happy sitting outside and eating their crackers. Next weekend they will get to have their first piece of cake when we have their birthday party. They are very patient in waiting a whole week to celebrate their birthday with their family. We didn't get to spend much time with Grandpa on vacation because he was so busy working, but we wanted to thank him for letting us tag along with him on his trip:):)

Michael
Logan
The boys have changed a lot in the past few weeks. Michael is trying to stand on his own and Logan can "run" while pushing around his hippo walker. Michael said Mama for the first time yesterday and he has not stopped saying it! He crawls around after me saying mama mama mama. It's so cute:) They both can say Dada and Baba, and Logan loves to scream! He has figured out that a high pitched scream will get any one's attention. Logan likes to walk along anything...walls, furniture, toys.....Brian and I call him Spiderman:):) I think they both will be walking on their own in the next few months. I have not decided if that will make it easier or harder for me. They are getting pretty heavy to carry both of them around all the time. They are also really starting to look more alike. Sometimes I even get them mixed up! They both are out going and love to be around people. They smiled at everyone while on vacation. I can't tell who is going to be more aggressive...they both seem to take their turns. They are still pulling hair, biting, and shoving each other out of the way. Michael always has to be touching Logan....and sometimes Logan gets fed up with him. He can definitely fend for himself even though he is smaller. I can't believe they are one! I feel like they have grown up a lot in the past month. We are excited for summer, long walks outside, and lots of swimming time:):) Look for birthday party pictures in the next post! I can't wait to see them eat birthday cake:):)