HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABIES!!

Isn't it crazy that in the same week I have the thoughts...can this day be any longer, and "how did this year go by so fast? It has been quite the year having doubled the number of children we have. There are a few things that have consequentially doubled....the number of diapers changed, the amount of laundry done (although I think this one quadrupled), the messes I've cleaned up, the number of laughs I've had, the smiles I've seen, number of cries I've heard, and the amount of joy I have felt.

It has been such a fun, crazy, wonderful, and tiring year. And like all other years, you get through it day by day. Some days have been easier than others but looking back it's the good days that are most prominent in my memory. Here are a few things I want to remember about Sam and Olivia at age 1.

SAM:

It took Sam a long time to start moving he was about 7 months when he finally rolled over both ways. But since that point he hasn't stopped. He started walking a month ago and now he's all over the place. He wants to keep up with his brothers. Sam is a total boy he already loves wrestling around with Ben and Bo. Some of the things he loves: to play peek-a-boo, his blankie, his sissy (even though he likes to wrestle her too), books (likes eating them too), watermelon, cheese, actually most food he loves:) He is such a happy baby if I could think of one word to describe him it is JOLLY! Yesterday he attacked his birthday cake there was nothing left on the table when he was done. He ate it, squished it in his hands and threw it on the ground. We tried to upload the video here but the file was too big...any suggestions?

OLIVIA:

Olivia started out the small dainty little girl and she has remained that way. She eats as much or more than her brother yet she has always been about 5 lbs behind him. I thought for sure she would be my first walker because she was the one to roll over first and crawl first but she is content doing what she's doing. Olivia is a girly girl...she squeals when Sam starts bothering her and doesn't like to be too messy. Some things Olivia loves: her fingers (she sucks on her ring and middle fingers), to dance (music comes on and she starts bouncing), yogurt, cheese, and her brothers. She is such a content little girl. One word to describe her is SWEET. With her birthday cake yesterday she took a handful of cake looked disgusted at her dirty hands and then just put her face in the cake to eat it.

Anyways, long post but I love these babies and am so blessed to be their mama.