Happy Birthday Kohlden & Madelyn!

Exactly 52 weeks, today.

I can't believe we've been through an entire year!  What an extraordinary experience, and a learning one at that!  I am amazed at the feat this family, and our extended family, has endured over the past 12 months, and it goes without saying that we couldn't have done it without everyone's love and support and help.  But we survived, and we look forward to the next year of adventures!

A Happy First Birthday to our beautiful twins!  We love the similarities and uniqueness that accompany the twin dynamic, and can't wait to see their continued growth and development.

She walks!

50 weeks

Kohlden: 20 lbs 5 oz
Madelyn: 19 lbs 3 oz
Braelyn: 32 lbs 3 oz

That's right folks, Madelyn is officially walking...with a few hiccups here and there.  But definately is moving without help on both feet and is getting better and better each day.  Kohl watches her with absolute envy!  Such a thing of beauty!

So, it's been a couple weeks.  Guess we need to recap.  A couple weekends ago, we went to the Ocoee Spring Fling...3rd year running. Besides learning about water conservation, safety and community offerings, they give away foliage to Ocoee residents.  First year we got a crepe myrtle tree, 2nd year we got a bush, and this year we picked out a weeping bottle brush tree.  Gotta love something free.  There were several things for Braelyn to do...riding one of the motor cars was fun along with a litle train ride and getting another fitted bicycle helmet.

Getting some nice time in the swing together.

Nana is paying us a visit.  Braelyn’s enjoying the extra attention, being picked up early from school every day to go do something fun.

Allen treated us to some nice steak one night!

We had some torrential rains sweep through the town.  In some places, gusts were up to 90 mph.  It knocked down trees and power lines.  I guess we can say that we were lucky we didn’t get any major damage, although it looked as though our backyard sand trap turned into a water hazard.  Also our canopy on the pergola got a tear in it.  



We got a new pool...



Other people were not so lucky. We drove by our other house, and just across the street a huge oak tree fell on their house. Very scary and so close to home…..literally.

 On Friday Tangie’s office did a Bowl-a-thon for the Junior Achievement charity and Nana brought Braelyn to come play.  She struck her pose and enjoyed trying to push the ball down the alley….very slowly.   

Climbing out the back seat!

With the extra set of hands, we were able to go out to dinner a couple times in a fairly civilized fashion.

Pooped x 2

Beautiful day and Sabbath lunch at Emiliano's Mexican Restaurant.

 Although Maddy is walking, Kohlden had her beat in weight…so much so that we decided he was big enough (just a couple weeks early) for the big car seat!  He is enjoying the ride so much better now

We are a little over 1 week away from the twins turning one.  Crazy.

Have a great weekend!