Mira & Leia's First Birthday

We took the twins to Red Robin for their first birthday. They gobbled up everything we offered them, but Mira mostly just wanted the fries. Adia had a tough time dealing with all the attention on the twins and ended up having a meltdown. Daddy had to take her out to the van while the twins enjoyed hot fudge sundaes.




After we dropped Daddy off at home, the girls and I drove to Gramma and Papa's house. It was supposed to be in the high 90s at home and we knew we couldn't handle the heat. Adia was confused because neither Gramma or Papa were home when we got there. They were still driving home from camping!




Within an hour of being there, Leia certainly showed her mischievous side. She tried ripping apart a paperback, helped Mira dump all the DVDs, attempted to take out all the photo albums, get into the trash can and dump rancid chicken blood all over the floor and smash her fingers in the cabinet. She was definitely on a roll.




The girls went crazy when Gramma and Papa finally came home. Adia helped them unload the car, but tripped and fell in the process. She always seems covered in bruises and her knees scabbed anymore. After that she just cuddled with me on the couch.

Daddy arrived bright and early the next morning. Gramma had a great idea to drive south and visit the Bandon Animal Park. We didn't know how the girls would react to a petting zoo, but we thought we'd give it a shot. Papa bought food to feed them and we headed in. Adia was freaked out at first. She didn't want anything to do with the goats, sheep, llamas and deer, let alone feed them. Mira thought they were pretty cool and Leia didn't want them near her.



Adia eventually warmed up to the idea of feeding the animals. She didn't mind the baby goats and even got to feel the kicks of a baby goat inside of a pregnant goat. She also pet a 6 week old lynx and play with some baby lion cubs. She said that was her favorite part.










On Saturday we celebrated the twins' birthday. To our surprise, Leia enjoyed the cupcakes much more than Mira did. Leia dug right in, licking the frosting off her fingers and taking big bites, but Mira thought we were nuts. She didn't want a whole lot to do with the cupcake. She ended up covered in frosting because she didn't want to eat it. Then she freaked when we put her in the tub after. Leia loved the bath though.




It was then time to open presents. They did a great job. Adia wanted and tried to help them, but they started ripping the paper away. They love ripping paper so it was perfect for them.










Mira loved the dolls DiDi gave them and Leia's been having a blast with the rubber balls from Gramma and Papa. Adia just keeps trying to steal it all. They seemed to have a really good birthday.