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 My little men turned one this past week!  Crazy, I know.  I’ll spare you the whole “where has the time gone” deal and say this: no matter how fast or how slow time has seemed to move these past twelve months, I have loved every single minute.  The laughter, tears, and straight up weirdness has been the highlight of my life, and I’m so thrilled to be your mama.

We celebrated with a trip to the National Aquarium on their actual birthday, and then threw a nice big party this past Saturday.  The theme was kind of a wintery mountain lodge deal, and I may have gotten a little into it 🙂  It’s my right as a first time parent, right? I’m horrible about blogging my own boys so I made a special attempt to capture as much of this “one-ness” as I could:

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That mullet…
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And that tongue. All. The. Time.
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This is my grandmother, Gaye.  She’s 90. And she’s awesome.
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The audience.
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What life with twins is really like… 
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We love you guys to the moon and back.  Every day with you is a perfect day.  Here’s to a lifetime more!