I can’t speak for all my slaves party helpers, but it was a blast putting S and A’s Baby Love first birthday party together and we were so grateful to celebrate it with family and friends. Jake and I were especially grateful to have survived the first year. Self high-five!
April: We celebrated my birthday and the girls loved meeting the Easter Bunny and hunting for eggs.
May: My second Mother’s Day, a visit from Grandma, the girls’ first haircut, first train ride, and many days at the beach, thanks to the beautiful weather.
The girls experienced the splash pad for the first time, began swimming lessons and gymnastics class, and we got creative keeping the girls occupied at home…
July: The girls toured the neighborhood in style on the Fourth of July, got their first tattoos, caught candy being thrown at the parade, went swimming and fell fast asleep before the fireworks began.
Grandpa came to visit, we celebrated Jake’s birthday, the girls discovered the joys of digging holes in the sand, began perfecting their use of utensils and worked on Jackson Pollock-inspired masterpieces at home.
Our friends from Utah came to visit and the girls had a blast giving them tours of the park and beach.
While in Utah, we attended my ten-year high school reunion, and the girls enjoyed the park, water park, riding horses, and rolling down the hill in Grandma and Grandpa’s backyard.
On part two of our road trip, we visited family in Idaho and stayed at their vacation condo in Sun Valley. The girls were spoiled silly and were doted upon by all their cousins.
Fall officially began with several visits to the pumpkin patch and train rides at the Irvine Park Railroad.
The girls and I had fun at home with tot school activities, artwork, and neighborhood playdates. The girls also began music class, continued with gymnastics, and began Montessori Spanish class.
We tried to beat the stifling heat by spending our afternoons at the splash pad, pool and playing with our water table.
The girls stayed up past their bedtime to go trick-or-treating for the first time and totally killed it!
November: After two attempts on separate days, we finally captured a few decent family pictures with the girls smiling. A huge triumph!
Our 25 Days of Toddler Christmas included throwing a neighborhood Christmas toddler party, holiday baking, riding the Irvine Christmas Train, seeing the lights, riding the carousel and decorating our tree. We also managed to fit in the girls’ first balloon ride and celebrated Great Grandpa’s 85th birthday.
We made it to Utah and the girls built their first snowman. Sledding lasted for about five minutes until they couldn’t stand the cold anymore.
This was so fun! and I can't believe how much they've grown and changed since last January!