We decided to celebrate the girls’ birthdays with a play day party this year, not to leave anyone out, but to keep it simple. We’ll do another little celebration for the family for Joanna in the next couple of weeks, similar to what we did for Natalie I’m sure.
We invited a few of our playgroup friends over (and their moms) for some lunch, playing, and cookies!
I guess the first time I managed to get the camera out was at cookie time.
I baked some train shaped sugar cookies and we let the kids frost and sprinkle them.
Yum!
I told the girls NOT to eat their cookies after they finished decorating so that we could put candles in them.
Even though you see me blowing in the picture, the girls were both able to blow out their own candle.
This cutie pie only took a couple bites of her cookie.
But big sister devoured almost the whole thing. The cookie cutters were on the big side!
Matt was home that day too! (It was our anniversary. 
I’m pretty sure I didn’t get pictures of all the kiddos, but they were all just so sweet and played so well together!
Here is Judson feeding a baby doll. Don’t you love his technique?
The girls were so excited to open presents. Our friends have such good taste in toys and games!!
They have LOVED LOVED playing with their new goodies the last couple of days. And unless I’m imagining it, they’ve been bothering me less a little more independent.
Anna and Emma got Joanna a bicycle!
My friend Lisa sure looks out for my girls. :) She found a great little bike at an amazing little price at Baby Daze and called to see if I wanted it for Joanna. How perfect!
More pics to come of Joanna riding it outside for the first time!
After the party we cleaned up and had our usual naps. When Natalie woke up she was awfully clingy and sad and crying.
Then she threw up everywhere.
Several times over the course of two hours.
And then amazingly, delightfully, she was done.
She didn’t want to be too far from me even though Matt was home. At one point though I needed to do something in the kitchen. She was satisfied with a little palate on the floor by me.
Oh I love that little girl.
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