Today the twins turned three! Wow! Last night Joe and I were reminiscing about what our lives were like exactly three years ago. We remembered that we'd gone to the Korean buffet for a big lunch, which was the boys' final in-the-womb meal. In the evening I treated myself to a frapuccino and Joe treated himself to some Hot Pockets. How typical that all we can remember about that day is what foods we ate! Then we went home to bed, knowing that the very next day we would wake up, go to the hospital, and in the blink of an eye our family would double in size. What a strange feeling that was!
Fast forward three years.... Today our little party animals celebrated their big day with not one but two parties! First, their friends came over to our house for cupcakes and play time. I'm very thankful that Mimi had the day off from work and could come over to help me get ready. She even took the boys for a drive to make sure they'd take their nap early. Once their friends arrived, we lit six candles on their cupcakes, three for each boy. Caleb, who is usually fascinated with birthday candles and had been singing "Happy Birthday" to himself all morning, suddenly became very distressed. He kept yelling "No! No!" so took him out of the dining room, where he was content to observe from a distance while we all sang to him and Joshua. He then licked all the frosting off his cupcake and then decided he was done (I can't really blame him, though... homemade chocolate whipped cream frosting... mmm). Joshua wasn't interested in eating his cupcake at all. They would have nothing to do with their party hats, either. Why succumb to conventional birthday party traditions when you can run wildly around the house screaming with your buddies? I couldn't help but notice how properly their friends Faith and Elizabeth sat at the table, wore their party hats, sang the song, and ate their cupcakes. The differences between little boys and little girls never cease to amaze me, especially now that I have been bestowed with the privilege of having not just two but three boys! :) Anyway, we all had a great time, but it was a bittersweet celebration since it was the last time we would get to hang out with our dear friends Faith and Mary Jane. They are moving across the country at the end of this week and we will miss them terribly!
After their friends party, we went over to Mimi and Papa's house to have a family party! The boys were excited that Uncle Chris and Uncle Bob could also join us in eating the boys' favorite meal, spaghetti. We hung up the "Happy Birthday" banner that I'd made for their 1st birthday party, and Mimi decorated two cakes, one for each boy. Joshua's cake had a Thomas candle on it, and Caleb's cake was decked out with mini American flags. The boys were completely enamoured with their personalized cakes, and this time did not object at all to singing, being within blowing range of their candles, and posing for the camera. Afterwards they opened their presents. They each got two Thomas trains, but Mimi put several flags in Caleb's bag for good measure. Good thing, too, because Caleb could not dump the trains out of the bag fast enough to allow easier access his precious new flags! And Joshua, of course, was perfectly content to have all four new trains to play with all by himself :)
The boys couldn't have asked for a happier third birthday. Happy Birthday, Caleb and Joshua!
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