Celebrating One Year of Life!

Kenzie & Lexi - Last Saturday we celebrated YOU! We kept the party fairly small ... Omi K, Granny & Papa Gene, Becky & Mac, Sara and our closest friends in Cincinnati - our friends from Geneva and their children ... but for me it was still a big deal. I love throwing parties, especially to celebrate my two precious little loves! It was a special day that I will always remember.


























I loved watching you both during the party. I loved how you reacted so differently but both seemed to enjoy yourselves. Lexi - you were once again a social butterfly. You held your own with the other kids at the party (even though they were all older than you) and played with them for over an hour; cooking in your kitchen & having a tea party. You were so confident and blabbed the whole time assured that everyone could understand you. You weren't a huge fan of your birthday cake but you enjoyed sitting at the table with everyone. Kenzie - you were a bit overwhelmed at first by the number of people in our house. You weren't upset but you were happiest when you were in the arms of an adult - although you were happy to be passed around and to visit with new people. When you weren't being held you would walk all around and let out random yells. You LOVED your birthday cake and really enjoyed sitting at the table with everyone - I think you thought we were in a restaurant. After eating you warmed up and stated interacting with the other kids.

Looking back at your first year of life, I realize that there are definitely periods that are very hazy ... like those first few weeks of sleeplessness, those weeks when you were going through the witching hour. I remember these days but are somewhat of blur ... they seem like they are memories from much longer ago. On the contrary, I also have some memories from the past year that are so clear, that they are etched in my mind and will always stick with me. The first night in the hospital when I was nursing both of you and you started suckling in sync. The moment a few weeks later when the two of you grasped hands and locked eyes as you were feeding. The moment that Lexi sat on her own for the first time and the look of pride beaming from her face. The first time Kenzie belly laughed as I was changing her. They aren't necessarily big moments or milestones, but they are the moments that have made this year so special, the moments that have bonded us as mother & daughters and as a family. I will forever treasure these memories from your first year and am so excited to see what your second year will hold. I love you both to the sky & back, forever!

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us! You have been such a special part of Kenzie & Lexi's first year! A special thank you to Omi K, Granny & Papa Gene and Becky & Mac for making the trip to Cincinnati for the celebration - it wouldn't have been the same without you. An extra special thanks to Sara (the girls' wonderful Nanny) for not only taking such great care of the girls over the past 6 months but for also taking all of the wonderful pictures of the party :)