3.20.2012

Birthday

The day came. It actually, in all reality, came. My sweet babies, my darling Maggie Elaine and Captain Maxwell turned one whole year old today. And thankfully, Christian and I were not so short-sighted and unbelieving as to not make preparations.





I stayed up until midnight last night finishing a teepee for a special birthday surprise {tutorial from here}. We gave the babes their presents this morning: a walker for Max, and a little piano for Maggie. So far, they both love the piano and seem confused by the walker except that they both know they hate to use it for walking.

Christian stayed home from work and we visited the North Carolina Zoo today. We scheduled our departure so they could have their first nap in the car, and our plan worked perfectly; they fell asleep in their new big kid car seats and slept the whole way. Once there, we quickly realized that one year old, as mature as it may sound, is still too young to get any real excitement out of the zoo. It was also very warm, and we spent a lot more time walking than we had expected. Nevertheless, they were champs.

We drove home during second naps, and then Christian was gracious enough to take over while I crashed. We weren't ready for birthday celebrations to be over, so we got back into the car after dinner and visited Goodberry's for ice cream and some good brick-slapping. Our kids were exhausted by bed time, and Maggie in particular required constant holding. We sang them a Happy Birthday song and told them about all the things they accomplished during the past year before putting them down.

It's strange, but looking at them and seeing how old they are makes me realize that even though they're mine, and I've spent every day of their lives taking care of them, there's still so much about them I have to learn. There's more getting to know them the more they grow, and I'm so glad I have the opportunity to spend time with them.

Dear babes, I love you so much. I told you today that I love you times a hundred, but really I hope you know I love you times infinity. Thank you for making me a mama; it's my favorite.

6 comments:

  1. The teepee is amazing! I am so utterly impressed with that project.

    It is so surreal that these babies of our are turning into little people. I've loved watching your little ones grow, and can't wait to see what's to come.

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    1. Maybe you would have been less impressed if you saw what it looked like at first. My sewing skills are really not what they needed to be, but I'm reasonably pleased with how it turned out. Now, if only they liked to play in it!

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  2. The teepee looks fantastic!! Happy birthdays! (and happy birth day to you). :)

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  3. Happy birthday sweet babies! that teepee is awesome. We can't wait to build one next summer when we move into our big house!

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  4. Happy Birthday to the babies!!

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  5. your teepee looks great! i've already pinned it so i can copy you

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