Last weekend Charlotte and Max celebrated their first birthday! So much has happened to us in the past year that it seems hard to believe that Jenn, Rufus, Lucy and I welcomed Max and Charlotte into our lives just 12 months ago. And we're not just happy but proud that we have made it this far. So it seemed appropriate to throw a big party to celebrate! Grandma Judy and Grandma Cheryl came to celebrate with us, as well as Aunt Pat and my sister Lauren, among so many others.
Charlotte and Max get in the party mood (and learn to use a toothbrush).
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| 7 November 2011 |
Max gets his first taste of birthday cake ...
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| 12 November 2011 |
... and Charlotte gets hers.
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| 12 November 2011 |
People often ask about the differences in Max' and Charlotte's personalities. Well, to answer that I draw your attention to the difference between Charlotte's piece of cake and Max' piece of cake (or what
was a piece of cake). I don't know exactly what that says, but I think it says something. And you've heard of milk mustaches? Well, all on his own Max has invented the icing mustache at the tender young age of one.
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| 12 November 2011 |
We hung a few old photographs of Max and Charlotte around our living to decorate for the party. They're still up. Here are a couple of those old photographs:
A happy Charlotte when her hairline was at its nadir.
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| 1 April 2011 |
Max after one of his first meals of solid food.
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| 15 April 2011 |
That blue spoon is history, having been stolen and chewed into many tiny pieces by one of the terriers (my money is on Lucy, but we'll never know).
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us. And thank you for all of the gifts they received! (Max and Charlotte are now the proud owners of the wheelie featured in
this post, as well as one that is shaped like a tiger.) Charlotte, Max, we love you so much already and look forward to years and years of fun birthday parties.
--- Shawn (for Jenn and Charlotte and Max and Lucy and Rufus)
