Moving Day

Apparently Mommy and Daddy think we need a house without a pool, so they sold our house and made us move right after our birthday. On moving day we flirted with the guys who came to move us. We kept everyone smiling and lighthearted. While the movers were picking up heavy things, we got to play in the piano room.

We like making our music!

Lia was the first to stand from a sitting position. Zadie was the first to stand on boxes.

After Sophia's birthday party, Lia decided to drive us home.

We've got these stairs licked, Mom! Forget the baby gate!

Come and get me!

Stairs races!

We're going to have fun with these rungs.

First Year Collages

What a wonderful year of memories and fun. Hopefully we'll feel a bit more alert for the 2nd year as sleep deprivation seems to be coming to a close. Momma made a video of our first year as well: http://youtu.be/HnieztzC6g4

Just a few changes from month to month.

She's always been a pistol.

Lia has a mind of her own.

Our little Lia.

Lovable Zazzy!

Then and now.

First year-Part II

The day after our birthday we got to celebrate some more. We went to Babe's for lunch, played with grandparents, and are more cake--well, it was Lia's first pass at cake. 

"I love chicken!"

Babe's is the best!

Ha! Look what's on my head, Zadie!!

"Are you kidding me, guys?!"

"Dad, I'm just humoring you all. This better not happen again."

Zadie took a nap with Grandpa while he watched the Seahawks.

"Lia, this is the song they sang to us last night when you were sleeping."

"I kinda like this cake stuff."

Watch Lia make a mess.

"Hmmm...it feels good between my hands."

"Oh yeah! Clapping the cake is a great trick!"

"Here, Grandpa. Let me decorate your face."

Kisses.

A whole new texture!

"Touchdown!"

"And this is how we destroy the cake."

Yum!

"Uh oh...I think I got it in my hair."

One year

We have had quite the first year. For the past week it so we have been reminiscing about what we were doing last year at this time. The weather on their first birthday was very much the same as the weather on the day they were born--high chance of rain, threatening skies for much of the day, followed by much-needed rain and cooler weather.

Rather than narrate the birthday celebration, I'll let the pictures tell the story:

The people on Pinterest had model babies who just sat still and took great pictures with 1 balloon for the 1st birthday. Lia apparently doesn't care about Pinterest. She just cares about the big pink think floating in the air that her mother tied to her wrist.

Zadie was a BIT more cooperative.

After a year of no sugar, we decided to splurge on cake and cookies.

Lots of fun presents.

Happy Birthday, Babies!

What else was Mom going to do with the thousands of pictures from our first year of life?

MORE pictures.

Zadie ate up the attention and performed all evening.

After the meltdown of her life, Lia decided to give in and sleep. She missed cake, but came back a much happier one-year-old.

Lots of fun guests to help us open gifts.

What kind of sick joke is this, Aunt Rhonda?!

Zadie was observant as ever, examining everything.

After a snooze, Lia joined us for presents.

Lia and her Uggs.

Lia and G-Ma pre-party.

Babies and Nana, pre-party.

We had lots of fun guests--Sally and Mia...

Erin and Ellery...

Elijah...and so many more.