Thank You!

Just in case you missed my crying speech at the party...

I just want to take a moment to thank all of our family and friends.

As I was driving down to my parent's house on Saturday, I was reminded of the year before. Kai spent his first night home from the hospital there and then we celebrated Sage's first birthday the next day. Kai was just over 4 pounds then and we were so worried about him. He was eating less than an ounce at a time. But, now, he's a thriving one-year old who weighs six times as much and is an eating machine. I dare say he is even a little chubby!

So, thank you to all of you for everything this past year. Jared and I never could have made it without you. We appreciate everything from babysitting to the unconditional love you give to all of us.

We are truly, truly blessed.

updates

As parents of two bouncing baby boys (and I do mean bouncing), time flies by! Tomorrow is the first of September and both boys are one year-old - fun, fun, fun.

I'm back at work full-time and both Jared and I are back in school. Jared is finishing his last semester of his MBA and I'm starting my Educational Specialist degree. In my first class last week, we were making introductions and I mentioned that I have two sons who are both one, but not twins. It's fun to see people try to figure that out for a few seconds!

Sage is totally into choo-choos and after his birthday party on Saturday is in choo-choo heaven! He tries to carry all of the trains with him everywhere he goes. This morning, he tried carrying one of the tracks out the door too! Sage is talking more and stringing words together to make sentences. In big news, he is in a big boy bed! Well, sort of. We converted his crib to a toddler bed because he was climbing out all the time anyway. So far, he stays in it! Yippee!

Kai also has a new bed. We finally gave up on the boys sharing a room. Thus, we moved one of the cribs from Sage's room into the third bedroom. Finally, Kai is out of the pack-n-play and into a real bed.

Kai is growing by leaps and bounds. He is an eating machine and eats everything we put in front of him, he does not discriminate! Kai recently learned how to blow kisses - adorable. He has taken just a couple steps, but is growing more confident with his standing skills and I expect him to take off anyday now. Kai is a rough and tumble little guy. He definitely prefers wrestling to reading.

Rosco gets an honorable mention here. She is the most gentle, patient dog. Rosco lets the boys climb on her, pull her tail, chase her, and even try to ride on her. She is often seen hovering under the highchairs waiting for food to fall - and it always does (thus, a need for frequent baths). Rosco loves the boys as much as they love her.

Birthday Bash

On Saturday, we celebrated Kai and Sage's birthdays.
30 plus family and friends
2 gallons of mostacholi (a lot of which Kai ate - see pic below)
8 sub sandwiches
24 cupcakes
2 cake covered babies
plenty of child and adult beverages
+ lots of gifts
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ONE GREAT PARTY!!!
We had a great time. Thank you so much to everyone who was there in body or spirit. We appreciate you taking the time to celebrate our boys!

Happy Birthday Kai!

Kai turned one on Sunday, August 22nd! We had a small celebration at the house where he enjoyed his cake (as you can tell). We love you Kai Bear.

Kai's 1 Year Pictures