I finally got the girls' "1 year" pictures taken. I was a little late... We took them a few weeks ago when they were 16 months. We were just 4 months late, close enough right? After the first picture was taken Adelyn started screaming and anytime she saw the camera she continued to scream. Haha It was not fun. I finally figured out at the END of the photo shoot that she had a poopy diaper. It was the least smelly super burn her butt diaper ever! No wonder the poor girl cried and cried. I still feel bad, but no one smelt it and we were even holding her. After the photo shoot I was pretty sure there weren't going to be any good pictures of her or the family since she cried so much, but our photographer ( http://duwelphotos.blogspot.com/ ) was amazing and I was pleasantly surprised how well the pictures of Adelyn turned out. Emmalyn was ALL smiles most of the photo shoot. She loved taking pictures! I was super shocked when I got the pictures back at how many pictures turned out of Adelyn. There were 6 good pictures of Adelyn and 2 pictures of Emma. Normally I try to keep the number of pictures even between the 2 girls, but the pictures are all so cute that I have to post all of them which means there are going to be more pictures of Adelyn then Emma so, sorry Emma.
Emmalyn Joeen Stagg
All about Emma: Emma is such a happy little girl. She jabbers to herself (any anyone who will listen) all day long. I wish I knew what she was jabbering about, whatever it is she has a lot to say.
Emma is the most kind and loving little girl I have EVER met! She loves taking care of her sister by giving her a bottle or blanket when she is sad.
Emma has the BIGGEST blue eyes! Oh, those eyes. One pouty look from those big blue eyes and she can get whatever she wants.
Adelyn Ann Stagg
All about Adelyn: Adelyn is always on the go! She is a curious girl. She loves discovering new things and being busy. She unloads the kitchen drawers at least twice a day. After all her hard playing Adelyn is the biggest cuddler and she loves to rock with mom or dad and her blanket. She is a very affectionate and loving child. I love when she runs into my arms with her kissy lips and plants a big wet one on me.
My crazy little girls!
Oh my girls! I am the luckiest momma. I have so much fun with these two. They make me laugh every single day! They are at such a fun age. I love watching them learn and grow every day. They might be twins, but they couldn't be any more different. I love how individual they are. They are both bursting with personality, but in their own little way. The one thing they have in common? They are CRAZY! I love these crazy fun loving girls!
Family
All I have to say is 3 simple words. I am blessed.
Whats the best part of being a twin? Having a best friend from day 1. My two girls LOVE each other so much! It's wonderful to watch them develop a friendship. I love seeing them play together. One of my favorite things in this world is when they laugh at each other! It's so cute to see them play and laugh together. Don't be mistaken, I don't have perfect children who play and laugh together all day long every day.... oh, how I wish, but no. They fight, a lot, but I have to focus on the positive to make it through all the fighting and crying. So here are some pictures of my girls being good friends. Friends to get in trouble with... Yes, I've got my hands full.
Friends to take turns pushing each other on the tricycle.
Friends to make cookies with.
Friends to play with and fight with.
Friends to go on walks with.
Friends to sit in the cool shopping carts with.
Friends to play at the park with.
Friends to swing with on the deck
Friends to ride in the wagon with. Look closely at Adelyn's face she is SO happy!
I love my little best friends! We have a lot of fun together and I am so glad I get to be their mom and have a front row seat to see their friendship blossom. Having twins is awesome! I am so blessed!
I blogged on the previous post about how Andrew and I celebrated the twins' birthday on their actual birthday by riding the carousal and going out to dinner, but I forgot to post the pictures. So, here are the pictures of my little cuties all dressed up on the their birthday! (Side note: Andrew and I shopped FOREVER before the girls birthday to find them birthday shirts that said something like "Its My Birthday" or "Birthday Girl" but we couldn't find any! So I made them some :) Wouldn't you know it that after their birthday I found TONS of them!)
Emma
Addie
riding the carousal
Me and my girls!
Here is the invitation to their party. (I forgot to post this on the previous post as well)
It was such a great day! We ended it by going out to dinner, but I forgot to take pictures. The girls loved having the staff sing happy birthday to them, and they LOVED the ice cream :)
P.S. It was Andrews birthday 2 days ago! He is such a great dad and I am so lucky to have him in my life! Love ya babe! Happy birthday!
My little girls tuned one June 5, 2013! This post is WAY late, but I really wanted to share some pictures and write down the fun stories of their birthday before I forget. I know the girls wont remember their first birthday but I wanted to throw a big birthday party for them because they love playing with their cousins. We had a birthday party in St. George with my family the week before their birthday and then we had a party in Tooele the weekend after their birthday. Andrew and I also partied with the girls all day Wednesday June 5th to celebrate the actual day of their birthday. It was a lot of partying! On June 5th Andrew and I weren't just celebrating our beautiful daughters 1st birthday, but we were celebrating surviving the first year of having twins! We celebrated all 4 of us surviving the year and all the ups and downs that came with it. It was a crazy year and the best way to describe it is it was a roller coaster! The BEST roller coaster of my life :)
I did a Thing 1 Thing 2 (Dr. Suess) Theme. I made the skirts and headbands and ordered the shirts online. My CUTE little things!
Emma (Left) and Addie (Right)
My crazy little things!
Emma Jo
1 Year Old
17 lbs 5 oz
Loves: Balls, Dolls, Playing tag/chase with Dad, Peek-a-boo (even though half the time she covers her forehead or ears instead of her eyes :), Patty Cake, and Clapping.
Favorite Food: Oatmeal and Otter Pops
Emma is such a fun loving happy girl! She has the loudest high pitch squeak that surprises everyone because it's such a loud noise that comes out of such a small body.
Emma is in the 5th % for weight and 60th% for height. Tall and skinny! She might be small, but she had a BIG personality.
Emma - Thing 1
Born 1st
Adelyn Ann
1 Year old
17 lbs 5 oz
Loves: Baby dolls/ Teddy Bears/ Blankets - anything she can cuddle, Peek-a-boo, climbing anything and everything, clapping, blowing bubbles with a cup of water and straw.
Favorite Food: Bananas and Avocados
Adelyn is an outgoing little love bug! She loves cuddling when she isn't busy playing which isn't often because she is constantly on the move climbing something or getting into something.
Adelyn is in the 5th% for weight and the 30th % for height. She's my tiny little little love bug!
Adelyn - Thing 2
Born 1 minute after her sister
Addie
Emma
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!
Adelyn
Emma
Emma Crying (Left) Adelyn (Right)
Adelyn
Ok, maybe it's not nice to get a good laugh at these pictures, but they are just so darn cute when they're mad! Most of the time it's sad, but every once in a while I just have to laugh when they throw a fit over the littlest thing.
Presents!
The girls really liked opening their presents. They were a little confused, but once they noticed everyone was giving them toys and fun stuff they loved it!
St. George Party
Tooele Party
Alaina helping the twins open their presents
We played a bubble game in St. George. The kids ran around and tried to catch the bubbles. The twins love bubbles and they loved watching their cousins run around chasing them!
Cousin Jaxen chasing bubbles
At the Tooele party we enjoyed some yummy watermelon. The twins LOVE watermelon!
The CakeS!
Emma really enjoyed the cake! She dived in face first :)
She loved sucking the icing off :)
Emma Jo
Addie Ann
We gave the girls some special cute cupcakes for their Tooele party ( I forgot to take a pic of the). They were NOT into the cake! They were so tired they didn't even want to eat any.
It has been such a fun year watching my girls learn and grow. I can't believe how FAST the year went by. I am so blessed to have such beautiful loving daughters! I never wanted twins and I'd get mad at Andrew when he'd joke about it, I was so nervous when I found out I was pregnant with twins. Looking back I couldn't have imagined what was in store for me. It was a tough year. Lots of lost sleep, lots of work and stress, but even more love and happiness than I could have ever imagined! Having these two sweet girls in my life is the best thing ever!
