Today was the twins one and a half year birthday! Amy and I decided to spend the entire day doing things we think the kids would choose if they had slightly better verbal skills.
Soon after the kids woke up this morning, I took them to a nearby donut shop I've been wanting to try called
Nathalie's Donuts. Nathalie's gets great reviews on
Yelp and I've been looking for an excuse to try the place out. I bought the kids some donut holes while I got a few things to try including an apple fritter and a maple frosted donut with bacon on the top. Everything was delicious! I can see why this place gets such good reviews.
When the kids and I got home from getting donuts, the entire family went on a wagon ride around the neighborhood. I didn't think about photo documenting our wagon ride.
After the wagon ride, the family went to one of the kids favorite places--Chick-fil-A. As a bonus Grammie and Poppa were going to meet us there. We got Chick-fil-A early so the twins could play in the indoor playground before any of the big kids showed up.
After playing for a little while, we got some lunch. The kids had nuggets, fries, and fruit from home.
After everyone finished eating, we traded the kid's meal toys in for ice cream cones. We rarely give the twins more than a bite of ice cream but it was their half birthday so we decided to let them have whatever they wanted.
Normally, a kid's meal cone is pretty small. However, the cones were massive this time! Caden had one or two licks and was done.
Caroline, on the other hand, went to town! She insisted on holding the cone all by herself.
Caroline at so much so fast, she actually got a brain freeze! It was very funny. This happened a couple times during the lifetime of the cone.
When the ice cream was gone, Caroline shoved the entire cone into her mouth and eventually finished it off.
After lunch, both kids said by to the stuffed cow and we headed home.
At home, Grammie and Poppa had some new presents for the kids.
Here, the twins are waiting for Poppa to finish opening the new toy.
It had a car so we know Caden will like it.
Now, it was now time for a nap.
After the kids awoke from their long nap, we gave them some milk, a snack, and then went to a park. We were worried it would rain but we never saw more than a few drops.
At the park, we did all sorts of fun stuff like swing, climb on playscapes, slide down slides, teeter on a teeter-totter, run around a gazebo, and bounce around on top of a space shuttle!
Here is that teeter-totter I was talking about.
After the park, we went home and fed the kids one of their favorite meals consisting mainly of chicken, macaroni and cheese, and peas. This time, there was no after dessert ice cream. I thought the donuts and the large ice cream cones were enough for one day. :)
After dinner, the twins then played around in our shower while we blew bubbles.
Caden and Caroline also tried to blow bubbles but they just can't quite create the necessary air velocity.
After the bubble blowing was done, we gave the kids a bath (they sure needed it). Caroline loves helping shampoo Caden's hair.
When the bath was over, Caden dried off in his horse towel.
While Caroline dried off in her flower towel.
After the bath, we started our normal night time routine. We drank milk on boppies and and got diaper changes. Then, we played a little bit more...
Some hugs and kisses were given...
We put on the rest of our pajamas and, of course, did some more playing...
...and then the twins went to bed. They had a long day.
Caroline didn't think the swing went high enough on its own so she helped push.
Caden is big enough now where he could climb out on his own if not strapped in...which he wasn't during this last ride. :) Caroline didn't think Caden was getting out fast enough. She really wanted a turn.
It was finally Caroline's turn. She enjoyed the swing more now than she ever did as a baby! She rarely used this swing and instead used a hand-me-down swing. Caroline was by far the better sleeper and rarely needed a swing.
Caden was a little more gentle with the pushing than Caroline. He was also more patient when it came to waiting for his turn.
Caroline must have stayed in the swing for at least 15-20 minutes and would have been in there longer if we didn't coax her out with her nighttime milk. She wanted to drink her milk in the swing but we wouldn't let her.
