HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is Addison and Caroline's 1st birthday! I cannot believe it!!! How does this year go by so quickly? This year has been such a joy and blessing.  Sure there are some not so fun moments but there are more moments full of laughter and awe of these little ladies that Scott and I are just in love with.  It has been amazing to see that even though they are growing up in the same environment that they still have their own personalities.  I would often say to my friends in college "I can't believe we are in college" and I occasionally think "I can't believe I am married and am a mother."  Well, today it has been "I can't believe I am the mother of 2 toddlers."  I love these 2 little ladies more and more and can't wait for loads of birthdays to come.

This past month Caroline has started to say "hi", she stands on her own for a decent time now but no first steps just yet.  She likes to cruise around furniture, walk with a push toy and climb up stairs.  She now has a total of 3 teeth, enjoys puting shapes in their appropriates holes and play peek-a-boo by pulling things over her face.  Occasionally, I will catch her blowing bubbles with her spit and she recently has been eating food 2 things or hand fulls at a time.

Addison also has 3 teeth and like to put shapes into their corresponding holes.  She too cruises, walks with a push toy and climbs stairs.  Addison also stands on her own but for shorter periods of time.  She has been loving climbing into or on top of things (some pictures below) and will often point to something and say a little something about it.  It would be interesting to understand what she is saying about these items.  She had a short lived teeth grinding issue that I am very happy it seems to be over with.

Here is what they have been up to lately....

Walking with their singing lion toy

Sometimes the lion gets a bit ahead of them :)  Fortunately, they have not face planted and go down to their knees.

They are both curious about this new tree that we brought inside

Playing on the glider chair together

We have recently discovered that they love to spend time in their diapers



Here is Addison in this cradle at my grandparents house last year on Christmas Eve

Here she is in this same crib a week ago

Addison wanted to sit in the blocks instead of play with them

Here they are in their winter coats

Their new play area...the tupperware cabinet.  Somehow Caroline managed to crawl in and out of that little space

Svenska Flicka (Addison)

Annoying younger sister Caroline taking out Addison's pacifier

Another thing Addison wanted to climb into

2 birthday girls the morning of their 1st birthday as happy as can be!

Playing nicely together