I wanted to do something special but small for the boys' party. I just had a small play date with the babies from church. I did a Thing 1 Thing 2 theme. We were very lucky and had wonderful weather for us to be outside. Our house isn't very big, so it was great to be outside and enjoy the wonderful weather! I still can't believe my little boys are one!
It is amazing how much they are learning and doing! I love to watch all the new things they are doing. Seems like the past two weeks, they really have started doing a lot more.
Shep is definitely my outgoing one. He jabbers all the time and likes to perform. He has learned how to "roll the gospel chariot" and rolls his hands all the time until you begin singing. He also has learned to clap and loves the sound it makes. He is taking a lot of steps and is running down the furniture. He will be probably be walking within the next week! It scares me because he gets going so fast and doesn't know how to stop! He loves to push his walking toys around the house and HATES to be confined to any room. His favorite thing to do is to open the cabinets in the kitchen and ask to take a "bath". I think the kid would live in the bath tub if I let him. He is very vocal and can say: "bath, bye bye, mama, Hey Dada, Teh (Tex), more". Shepherd loves books and likes to read his Truck book. Shep has a TON of hair and will be getting his first hair cut this week (sniff)...but I have held off for this long. It is now bothering him when it gets in his eyes, so I guess it is time.
Spence is my momma's boy and is shy around other people.... but at home he gets in to EVERYTHING. He is always on the go. He loves to roll the gospel and blow out the light on "This Little Light of Mine". He is obsessed with the fireplace and loves to touch the ceiling fan. He asks to do it all the time by raising his little chunky hand to the ceiling. That is also how he tells you where God lives. He has really good balance and can stand on his own, but only takes one step, maybe two. "Why walk when I can crawl fast, Mom?" he says :)... Spence loves to lay on you and rolls aorund on his brother all the time. He just giggles and assumes Shepherd loves it as much as he does. Spence hates to be alone and wants to go where you go. Spencer has so many differenct facial expressions and he alreay knows how to win momma over! One of these days, I am going to do a post on "The Many Faces of Spencer". He can say: Dada and mama, but understands many commands like how to get a ball and throw it, find his favorite book, and go find Tex. He is happy all the time and it is contagious!
Now for the many pictures...
The decorations...I loved planning and making everything for the party! It was a lot of fun!
The cakes and the goodie table.
Kiddos filled a bag with cookies and candy before they left.
I made cupcakes with cotton candy for Thing 1&2's hair. Of course the cotton candy deflated before the party started. I was too busy after I made them to take a picture.
I made this to display photos of them growing each month. How big they have gotten!
Shep, my wild man, dug in and even threw his cake behind him!
Spencer was a little more timid about his cake. He did finally eat some.
We were so lucky to have such beautiful weather for their party. We spent most of our time outside playing on their new playset they got from Dee Dee and Ron at Christmas. All the kids loved it!
We spent most of the time picking grass and leaves out of Shepherd and Spencer's mouth!
We love our new wagon from Nana and Papa. The boys want to ride in it all the time. We even ride it inside on cold days.
What a special year it has been! Shepherd and Spencer have brought so much joy into our lives and I can't wait to see what their toddler years bring!
