Alexander's First Birthday

For the longest, we thought we'd go to Jim Thorpe, but instead, as the day went on, we felt like we were supposed to go to Bethlehem instead. It wasnt a warm day, so we opted to not take the kids out for a walk, but instead we took them to visit our RE and then we went into the downtown of the "Christmas City". We went into a few shops and just talked about things that reminded us of our cuddlebug. We ended the trip by going into the local brewery/restaurant and having a pint in honor of our little one. An oatmeal stout. I think he would have approved. :) We also had a brownie/ice cream dessert thing. It was a chocolate overload; I think he would have dug that also.

As is our tradition, we took their box with us and took a special photo in honor of this special day. For Alexander, we found a Christmas tree and took photos with the box there.

Quite a number of folks stopped us to ask about Bobby and Maya. It's funny; I guess I didnt think that, in a world where triplets and quads are becoming more and more popular, that twins would warrant such attention. Instead of seeing it as "Cool, people think our babies are cute," I must confess that I thought "Are you sick??? Have you been around ill people???" instead. Uh-oh, I'm crossing the border into crazy...

When we got home and put the little ones to bed (where they are now and currently are talking to each other up a storm), he took the opportunity for one other photo opportunity. I wish, more than anything, that our children could be together in life, but that isnt to be.

But they will always be together... Always...

Happy Birthday, Alexander.