We partied like TWO year olds!!

THE BIG DAY!!
I tried to get a few pictures of them before we left for daycare/work the morning of their birthday. It made me get all hot and sweaty before I left for work. Perhaps it was due to flashbacks to last year's countless attempts to get a Christmas picture with both of them facing the camera. Things aren't looking too good this year either.



See what I mean?



On their birthday, they had a party at Sue Sue's (daycare)! I was working, but it looks like they had a fun time!


Sue Sue also had a message for them on the chalkboard door!
Later, at home, we had Wendy's for supper. Why Wendy's you may ask? Because it was FAST and the kids don't really care either way! :-) But it also means Sydney Frances got her very own french fries. This was a special treat for her. She LOVES fries but usually just shares a few with me. Then, we had special cupcakes from a new gourmet cupcake place that opened here locally.













The next day, we invited our family to come over to celebrate the special occasion with us.

The cake... This year, we got the cake at Publix. It was REALLY good! I highly recommend them if you are looking for a good cake that doesn't break the birthday bank account. :-) (I am still recovering mentally from the amount we paid for our fancy cake from birthday party number one! Ha!!)


This was Sydney Frances standing below me as we sang "Happy Birthday" to them. I love her expression here.

Rush during the singing. He loved the candles and blew them out pretty much on his own.

Enjoying birthday cake


This is SF on her new four wheeler. It is battery-powered, so we are still really working on steering and problem-solving when coming into contact with a wall.


Rush on his new four wheeler (aka "Cycle")


My sweet little Fran feeling so grown up with her new stroller


Rush and I in the middle of ALL the presents


SF opening presents


My sweet Rush


Kate (with Aunt Julia's assistance) hanging out at the kiddie table with the big kids. In this case, sitting at the kids' table is a good thing! :-)



Papa (my Daddy) and Granddaddy's (Phil's Dad) joint project.. they put together the new basketball goal. We are looking forward to some fun family games with the kids. Currently our court is the dining room and foyer, and it works for now. :-)


We forgot to get someone to take a family picture, so we figured out how to use the timer. It only took three tries. :-)