1 year??

So in about 3 days my girls will be one year old. How is that even possible?
We are having a small get together with just a few families. We are going to an old fashioned, family run, ice cream shop. It's called Mary Coyle's. It's a cute little place and it doesn't cost anything to do our party there. Basically you just give them a head count so they know to expect you. I am going to buy some ice cream there, they have a huge ice cream bowl type of thing with like 30 scoops of different kinds of ice cream. I am going to bring our own cake and decorations and that will be that. I think it's ridiculous to spend hundreds of dollars on a one year olds birthday. They won't even remember it, and they definitely won't care. I think it's more for the parents honestly. I did/do want to have a party and I do think it's important, so we are having a party just not a huge bash. It will be fun and memorable which is the most important thing.
I invited about 6 families that we are close to and I know a few of them won't make it for one reason or the other, but it will still be a good turn out.

I am also going to take them to get their pics done professionally for their one year b day. So far I have gotten professional pics twice, once when they were 3 weeks, once when they were 9 months, and now again when they turn one. Even though it is a little expensive I feel like it's worth it to have some good pics of the babies. When we adopt the big girls (FYI it's like 99% that we are adopting them--it's a matter of the court now) we will go get a family portrait done too.

On the subject of adopting, I am getting really excited about it. I am so sick of taking care of these girls but having limitations. I can't post pics, I can't make any major decisions, I can't tell them certain things because it's not my place yet, I have zero control over certain things. It's so frustrating. I just want things to happen so our lives can move on. You know??

Anyway. I will post TONS of pictures of their birthday and probably video too.
They will have their own little cakes and some ice cream. It's going to be so cute. I am really excited.
It's hard to believe that this time last year I was as a big a house...walking constantly to try and put myself into labor...miserable and wishing my babies would come out and meet me.

I am so blessed.


p.s. Olivia is walking, and Sarah is trying really hard. She doesn't have the balance just yet. Olivia walks all over now...she's getting quite good at it now.