It's Fun to be ONE!

This blog post is extremely tardy. I just don't seem to be able to make time for things like this lately, but I will post more about that later... (if I have time haha!) But for now, here's my super late summary of the boys first birthday:

 

I always say how fast time flies, but seriously this year was ridiculous. I can't believe my little boys turned one over a month ago!!!

 

In my opinion, this was a huge milestone birthday for them. Back when we were in the NICU, I couldn't see past the next day, let alone envision their first birthday. Garrett and Rhys have done so well, we are so proud of them. They are healthy, strong, and beautiful. I love those guys!

I was excited to create some new "November 30" memories, as this day last year was not a good one for me. My birth experience was not your usual happy experience and I don't have many happy memories of that day. So, I was excited to have a fun birthday with the boys and celebrate their year of achievements!

Of course, we thought a lot of Ben on their birthday, as always. When I was birthday cake making, I had a moment where I would have given just about anything to be making three cakes instead of two. We did a balloon release for Ben on the morning of the big day, and it was nice and lighthearted and just made the day even more special.

 

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We set up Garrett and Rhys' present the night before at the end of the hallway, thinking they would crawl out of their room in the morning and race over to their new toy (we did this with Rylen on his first birthday and he was super jazzed about his new car.)

 

 

Well, that was kind of hilarious. We had the video camera all set up and were recording away for seconds, then minutes and then it became obvious that they had absolutely no interest in the fact that a new toy awaited them at the end of the hall. It took them like 15 minutes to make their way over, at which point the touched the toy for like a minute and then proceeded to race over to the dishwasher which was open.

 

 

Nothing beats the dishwasher in our house. They are like ants to a picnic as soon as the door opens. There isn't a toy in the world that can compete.

 

 

The next day was their big party. We all had a great time and the boys enjoyed their cake!  I made sure to have some "little touches" in place to include Ben because we were thinking of him all day. See the blue and white balloons by the happy birthday banner?? There are two blue for Garrett and Rhys, and the white one for Ben.

 

 

The cake had three stars across the top: green for Garrett, red for Rhys and blue for Ben

 

 

Garrett enjoyed his cake more than Rhys which is suprising because Rhys usually wolfs food down enthusiastically while Garrett is more challenging to feed.

 

They got spoiled rotten and I think between this event and Christmas, I am going to have to invest in a few more toy boxes.

 

 

 

It was a great birthday celebration and I am very pleased with how it all turned out (despite a near meltdown on one occasion after going on Pinterest and discovering that my birthday plans did not even come close to measuring up to what some others do for their kids birthdays...one lady spray painted her kid's highchair to match the "color scheme"!!!! I have a beef with Pinterest but that's for another post....)

 

Sidenote: Mark and I sort of felt like we should get some kind of award or something for surviving the first year of raising multiples. Then, my friend Michelle B. surprised us with a gift for US in addition to a gift for the boys. It was like she was a mind reader! Thanks Michelle! I have the best friends ever!