11 days til the 1st birthday

The babies' first birthday is just 11 short days away and we can't wait to celebrate the day of their birth with family and friends. I've got just about all the birthday plans, decorations and food already ready. You may be able to figure out by the current theme of my blog. I am sure you will get the idea from the picture below. We had their one year pictures taken last week and this is just a quick peak of one of the many precious pictures Jill, my sister-in-law and photographer captured from the day.

Just a quick update on our household... We are up to 14 teeth between the three of them - Whitney and Tyler both got their 5th tooth today. The sippy cups transition has gotten better. Tyler has mastered it; Whitney is showing a growing interest in it and is learning how to drink from them; Hannah is showing more interest as well and will soon be drinking from them I am sure.

We are totally over baby food - Tyler actually doesn't like it! And I didn't think there was anything Tyler didn't like. They are all doing so well with finger foods and I am trying to be creative, coming up with a wide variety of things for them to eat because I don't want them to be picky eaters.

They are just now, as of a couple of days ago, getting over their 3 week long colds. Hopefully we can keep them well long enough to get through their birthday.

Tyler continues to be the bully, stealing toys, hitting things and his sisters and banging things... such a boy! Hannah continues to be pretty laid back, but sneaky! She loves to steal toys and she and Tyler are usually inseparable. Whitney is still very sensitive and attached to my hip. She likes to play alone most of the time...probably because she doesn't like getting her toys stolen (she rarely steals toys).

Craig and I are trying to get back into a more normal routine after the holidays of eating right (which means back to cooking meals), getting back into a regular workout routine (if we can find time), devotional time together, bible study for Craig and I am returning back to school taking 6 hours (one online and one at night). We have worked out a schedule for making this all come together...hopefully we can stick to it! :)

Stay tuned for more one year pictures and pictures from their birthday party.