Ashlyn and Kayden turn 7!

I keep forgetting that these post backwards (the newest one first), so here is the next thing that has made me realize that time is flying by. However, you won't know that I am writing about that until you read the next post, but anyway, here goes! Ashlyn and Kayden turned 7 on June 15th! They got to share their day with Lanny for Father's Day. On Saturday, they each had their birthday party and WOW!! What a day that was! This was the first year that they wanted separate parties, so we decided to do the same party twice! We set up our wading pools, hooked up the sprinkler toys, filled water balloons, roasted hot dogs, sang Happy Birthday, had cupcakes, and opened presents- for Ashlyn's party from 10:30-12:30. She had 13 little girls running around having a blast in the water! When the girls were done, we emptied the pools and then set up our wading pools, hooked up the sprinkler toys, filled water balloons, roasted hot dogs, sang Happy Birthday, had cupcakes, and opened presents- this time for Kayden's party from 1:00-3:00! He had 10 little boys here being crazy and having a ton of fun! What a crazy day! And if that weren't crazy enough, Noelle was riding her bike during Kayden's party and crashed and got a Grade 1 concusion! SCARY!! We called Wendy and she walked us through the diagnosis and treatment. Thanks Wendy! Anyway, I was thinking about seven years ago and the joy of having Ashlyn and Kayden be born. I will always remember seeing those tiny, fragile bodies in their incubators with all the tubes and wires stuck on them. I remember being so sad that they weren't as healthy as we had hoped, but also feeling so grateful to have them and that they were born in this day and age so they could be treated and taken care of to get healthy! I remember holding them for the first time and being so overwhelmed- both with love and gratitude but also with wondering how in the world we were going to do TWINS! Now they are both smart and beautiful and fun kids who just finished 1st grade! How time flies by! They are so wonderful and such good kids!