Happy 1st Birthday Liam and Olivia!

Yesterday was Liam and Olivia's first birthday. Wow! We can't believe a year has gone by already.

We celebrated with a party at our neighborhood park. It was Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed in honor of our trip to Disneyland later this week. They had the cutest shirts made and I didn't get any good pictures. I will try to get a good one at Disneyland. We went all out with Mickey shaped hamburgers, chicken nuggets, and even pasta salad. We also had corn dogs, watermelon, and a popcorn machine. Their cakes were so cute and they loved their first taste of something sweet. As you can see from the pictures Olivia dove in but Liam took his time. We had so much fun celebrating with all of our family and friends. Thank you to everyone for sharing in this special day with us, for all of the amazing gifts, and for all of the love and support this past year.

Olivia is walking too!

A few weeks ago (right at 11 months) Olivia started walking too. Sorry it has taken me so long to get the video of her first few steps posted. I guess it is true that the second child gets slighted (and technically she is the second child - born 2 minutes after Liam!). This is not the best video but we were happy to capture one of her first attemps on camera. Anyway, she is now an even a little better walker that Liam and can easily take 10-12 steps across a room without loosing her balance. Their new skill means they like spending time in the play pen less and less. Soon they will be running around the house... scary thought for Mommy and Daddy!

Cousin Kayla Visits

We were so lucky that my cousin Kayla could come from Chicago and visit us while our nanny Danielle was away on vacation. Kayla watched the babies everyday while we were at work, so she was very busy while she was here and didn't have much of a vacation! We also fit in a trip down to Stockton, a bridal shower, a birthday party, and much more. It was a busy trip. We loved having her and wish she lived closer. Liam and Olivia miss her very much today.

Olivia's Evil Laugh

Olivia has an evil laugh - like a mad scientist. It is the funniest thing. The best is when she does it when something funny really is happening, or when she takes a toy away from Liam. Our cousin Kayla caught a bit of it on video.

Happy Father's Day

Happy father's day Nathan and Dad! We had a great day. We went swimming at my mom and dad's house. Liam really loved the water. He even wanted to put his face in over and over again. This really surprised us since Olivia tends to be more of the daredevil! Later that day we ordered chinese food from Dave Wong's since my parent's kitchen is still being remodled. I baked my dad a lemon cake for dessert. Yum yum! The babies gave Nathan a t-ball set and some new sunglasses for his baseball games. He also got tickets to a giants game from my parents, so it was a baseball themed father's day. Thank you Daddy and Boppa for being so special to us! We appreciate everything that you do for us all year long. We love you!

Yummy!

After screaming for ten minutes this morning, Liam decided that he did in fact want to eat his oatmeal and bananas. He just wanted to smear them all over his face first. He also decided that he did not need us to clean him up with a wash cloth when he was done... Peyton's kisses would do just fine!