Happy 1st Birthday Mallory and Cale!

It was for sure a great time as we celebrated Mallory and Cale's 1st Birthday on June 24th!  With our Dr. Seuss theme all ready to go there was no way we weren't going for have fun.
Thank you so much to Memaw Donna and Papaw Chris for allowing us to hold the event at the pool, even though it was too cold to go swimming.  Who would of thought it would be 68 degrees out on a Friday in June?? 

\We had lots of family and friends on hand to celebrate with of course yummy food and cake.  I just can't believe that these little creatures are already one year old.  Where in the world has the year gone?  I look back to how much they have grown and changed and it simply amazes me and makes me proud. 

Here is a quick update on what we are doing at 1:

Mallory - she likes to walk while you hold her hands, she is working on being able to stand alone.  She will get on her knees and "walk" but won't put her hands down to crawl - she is close to putting this all together on her own.  She can say "uh oh" but says it for no reason - not when it is supposed to be used.  She says "look", or at least that is what it appears to be to me.  She can say Maggie - mostly after you have.  She raises her arms and moves her grabs with her fingers when she wants to be picked up.  She is an awesome eater and will eat almost anything we give her to try.  She laughs and laughs.  She loves to give kisses, especially to her big brother Caden, as well as high fives.  Teeth numbers 5 and 6 are almost completely in - 3 on top and 3 on bottom.  Her eyes are still magical and amazing but her hair has a long way to go on coming in!  She can be a bully - she likes to hit Cale and recently bit him when she got mad.  She growls at you at times, she is definitely emotional.  She is a climber and a little dare devil.  She is weighing in at 23.11 lbs and 30 inches long!

Cale - he is the fastest crawler I have ever seen so I think walking may take a bit longer - he is a lot slower on getting to where he wants to go that way.  He laughs at you when you tell him no - and responds back with a "no" of his own and a throwing of his hand.  He eats A LOT and loves just about everything but he is still the bottle lover for drinking his milk.  He throws things when he is done with them.  He looks and figures things out - just last night he filled up the dump truck with things that were laying on the floor, then this morning took them out and put them back on the floor.  He talks but doesn't really say words quite as clear just yet.  He has 6 7 teeth - 4 on top and 2 3 on bottom.  He plays rough with his brother and gets MAD when Mallory comes to attack him.  He loves his blankie, and is the best snuggler around.  He is a climber but a cautious climber.  He is a ham, you pull out the camera and he puts the cheesiest smile on his face.  He is a huge cheerleader to many things and always claps when he feels he the moment needs a cheer.   He enjoys the race cars (much to the delight of his daddy and brother).  He still loves to jump.  He is weighing in at 25.3 lbs and 32 inches long!

They are amazing and learning everyday.  They are definitely two different little people with big personalities that are growing bigger each day.



Waiting for our cake

 

The awesome cake by Miss Sarah Burkhart!



So now what do we do with these things?



Yeah! Cake!

Digging in - cautiously

Just checking it out



After the damage - it was minimal



You can't have a party without a baseball game



Maggie catching a ride from Maddox



Dinner with  our twin friends





Look at those legs!



Thanks for the ride big brother!

 A huge thank you to all who made this day special. 

We are grateful that you are in our lives and could not do what we do without you.  

Who would of thought both of these babies had double ear infections during their big day? 

Not me I was definitely surprised by that one.

Mallory and Cale - thank you for being who you are and bringing us smiles and joys everyday.   You are both a blessing to our family.

We had an absolute ball celebrating your birthday! 

We cannot wait to do it again same time next year - hoping for better weather!

Thank you for a great first year and I am looking forward to what the many, many years of birthdays ahead will bring our way!