Birthday Celebration # 3 of 3

Charlotte and Jensen's 2nd birthday fell on the Sunday after their birthday party. They were up and at 'em and Brian (such a good Daddy!) set the alarm on his phone for 7:31 a.m. so that we could remember to sing "Happy Birthday" to Charlotte at her exact birth moment. And at 7:32 a.m. we sang to Jensen, and the kiddos spent a happy morning playing with some of their new birthday gifts. Then it was time to get dressed and head outside to present C&J with their birthday gifts from Mommy and Daddy...

Scooters!

If you blow up the pic you can see Charlie's excited grin. Also, Brian asked me why I had dressed her in khaki shorts and crocs. He said she looked like a "nerdy archaeologist".

 

 

 Charlotte hopped right on!

They also got helmets to wear with their scooters. Charlotte wore hers for half a second...

...and Jensen wore his for just a few minutes.

But once the stinkers realized that they HAD to wear their helmets while riding their scooters, they were not pleased. They wanted their helmets "OFF!". They wanted to get back on the scooters helmet-less. And when they were told "no", they did this:

Nerdy archaeologist throws a tantrum!

(We tried again with the scooters the next day and again they refused to wear their helmets. So I had my mom load up the scooters into her car and we told the twins that the scooters have to go bye-bye until they are ready to wear their helmets. Every once in awhile Charlotte asks for her scooter, so I'll ask if she's going to wear her helmet. She says no. (At least she's being honest!) So the scooters have stayed at Grandma's. Birthday present FAIL!)

After naps we headed to Tita and Papaw's house for a visit, then to Grandma and Grandpa's house for their birthday dinner, cupcakes, and of course, one more round of "Happy Birthday to You!"

And so birthday weekend came to a close. I know I said I'd save the sappy stuff, but these two really are the most hilariously awesome kids in the world and I sometimes can't believe how blessed I am to have had two whole years with them.