What happens after a hard day at church and dinner at the grandparents...

It's a tough being a one year old, isn't it?

Day at the Zoo

We decided to brave the crazy memorial day zoo crowd with my parents and use our free tickets that were about to expire.  Man was it a zoo.  HA. Anyways, both kids seemed to have a great time, aside from the teething pains, and loved being outside.  Hazel loved the animals and would point to them.  Zeke on the other hand, didn't give a crap.  He wanted to play.  All in all, it was a good day.  Much better than the debacle of the Wild Animal park.  That was a nightmare.  But we'll still be getting zoo passes soon. 

Trying to get Hazel to pet the goat.  She was not interested.

And Zeke passes out of course.  Hazel was on her way.

Waiting for the bus tour.  We walked around for a few hours, then took the tour.  Perfect.

Grandpa and Hazel. 

Me with the sleepy Buster.  Pretty much the only time he cuddles.

And they are awake and ready to play!

This was Hazel the whole time on the bus.  She was so into the animals. 

This is Zeke on the bus.  Wanting to play and wanting some soda.  Of course.

Animals in sight

But Zeke plays.  Typical.

And an extra pic of just some pure cuteness.  He's a climber.

Too many presents!

For one year old babies, they sure have a lot of stuff.  And since they passed out for a nap before the could open thier presents at the party, they opened them hours later.  Here are a few pics of the cuteness!

Enjoying his paper.

Delicious paper.

Zeke's bench from Linda.  He loved it since he loves climbing on everything!

The following pics show why Hazel can never have anything.  Please ignore the bored looking me in the background.  I actually wasn't bored, just super, super tired.  I mean I look hot, right?

It's a xylophone for Hazel!

Zeke sees it.

And takes it.

Xylophone all for me!

And Hazel moves on to the next toy.  She's pretty good at sharing.

Birthday fun!

Seriously, my babies are one year old!!  This is crazy!  To honor this occasion, we decided to throw a small party.  This small party quickly became pretty large as we kept wanting more and more people to share this day with us!  We had a great time.  We had a BBQ at my parents house.  The day started off well, babies having a good breakfast.  The party was scheduled to start at noon, so I figures, that if I put them down at 10 for a nap, all will be well.  Except, they didn't want to nap.  They wanted to play.  So, before guests arrived, they maybe got about 45 minutes of a nap, 15 of which being in the car on the way to my parents.  Awesome.  I tried.  I really did.  This meant that they were cranky during the entire party and wanted to be held the whole time.  They finally did go down for a nap around 3, and slept for 3 hours.  Good times.  this meant that present opening was AFTER the nap, not before.  So to those who brought the babies a gift, they enjoyed tearing into them.  I swear. It was just much, much later than planned.   Enjoy the pics!

This is pretty much the best shot of them together.  We really do love them equally!

Amanda and Hazel

The original Rachel Powell with Zeke

She's just walking around, chillaxing.

This is me at the beginning of  the crankiness.  Cute little Buster.

Yep, they both cried during the song.

Hazel dived right in.  She loves her some sugar.

Whereas Zeke wouldn't touch it.  Which is unusual for him.  Cranky.

Loving some cake.

Cranky.

Gloria and the fam.  She takes care of the babies while I'm at work.

Amanda and April.  Good little fake Aunties!

Dane's 2 girls.  They are such cute girls!

Some of the kids enjoyed the hot tub.  It was a bit chilly in the pool.

The twins also love the hot tub...until someone falls asleep.  Guess which one.

Cute little baby Taylor passed out.  I want to cuddle her!

Old age is just around the corner...

Last week, the twins turned 11 months.  ELEVEN MONTHS!!!  This is crazy.  Like seriously crazy.  The days of tiny cuddly newborns have passed by in a flash.  Now I have 2 toddlers.  Hazel is a full fledged walker, she doesn't waste time crawling around.  Zeke is the fastest crawler I have ever seen.  Its ridiculous, he is starting to be interested in walking/standing on his own, but since he gets from A to B in a flash by crawling, he has no use for it.  They are eating solids like champs, love to eat rice, avocados, bananas, and any kind of crunchy they can get their grubby little hands on.  Sometimes that means rocks and/or woodchips, but we so far have been successful in getting it out of their hands or mouth before swallowing.  Its a whirlwind of chaos here.  I would say I used to have a clean and organized house before, but we all know that is a dirty, dirty lie.  Enjoy!

That's right.  11 months. 

This is Hazel's version of Jazz hands

 

And now, with the pink beret...cause what little girl doesn't need a pink beret?

One of the FEW pics we have ever gotten of him standing.  He's a fast lil stinker.

And to close, this is what happens when you climb on things you know you are not supposed to . Ouch.

On a side note, I need to plan their first birthday party as it is just around the corner.  Any ideas?  Anyone want to come?  There will be a pool involved.