Happy Birthday Erin & Evelyn...

Yesterday my little girls turned two. Man has time flown by. We had a great day together to enjoy each other and have some special time as a family.

The day started off with a trip to the beach. Lake Arlington is just about 10 miles away (and just a few steps from our last home). We met up with a few friends and their twins. The kids had a great time playing in the sand and climbing the near by jungle gym. Erin even ventured into the water to play with wet sand. Ev had no interest in the water - no surprise there. She seems to be rather disgusted by lake water... After playing for a few hours we had a great picnic and then hit another playground. Then, it was home for naps. Of course, Erin did not take a nap - she is only 2 and seems to be done with naps - and this is not a good thing!!

Around 4 we headed out for a few errands and ended up at Graziano's for dinner with Dave. By, the time we got to dinner Ev was starving!! She ate a whole roll and then the girls shared a rigatoni pasta dish with vodka sauce. They ate the entire dish of pasta!! And, it was a generous serving! Then, the waitress brought them each a small sundae - which they also managed to enjoy.

We got home around 6:45 (which is very close to bed time). But, we had not yet opened any presents from their birthday party. So, we gave that a try. It was mass chaos with wrapping paper flying everywhere. Erin was funny because she had to try on just about every outfit she received - she is such a girly girl!!

Then it was off to bed... so Dave and I could continue cleaning the house from their party! We are still recovering...

But, going back to it being their birthday, I really do feel like the luckiest person in the world. I don't know what Dave and I did to deserve the girls. They are such a ray of sunshine. We have so much fun with them - and they love each other so much. Every day is special - even when they are acting 2... I can't imagine what will be in store for us during the next year.