Zac and Kate's Birthday Party

A tale of two beautiful 1 year olds...

(For the record, no I do not have twins. One of my Facebook friends thought Zac and Kate were both mine, no way! Not that I don't love Kate like my own but I am not cut out for twins!)

Zac turned 1 on April 15th while Kate will be turning 1 on May 6th. Aunt Shelly, Uncle Joe, and Grandma Nadene were all in town last weekend so we decided to have a combined birthday party. We also had the Rogers and the Myers come over who might as well be family and my dad was able to attend as well.

Zac and Kate did a little wrestling before the party actually started. Zac quickly ruined her hair! I made a fresh lemon cake for the party goers, while Meredith made individual cakes for the birthday kids - notice the cute polka dots colored to match the kid's outfits!

Kate was the only one who actually enjoyed the outdoor photoshoot. Meredith will probably post more of those pictures, Zac was not a happy camper!

We went with a spread of salads for the luncheon. They were divine - Chinese Chicken Salad, Chicken and fruit pasta salad, fruit salad, Strawberry Poppyseed Spinach salad, Cowboy Caviar with chips, and rolls. The kids weren't thrilled but most of the adults enjoyed the meal. (The ladies did anyway, Andy thought it was a poor excuse of a meal!) The lemon cake was wonderful paired with sherbet or vanilla ice cream!

Zac and Kate both enjoyed the present opening, they got some very fun stuff. Kate's big present was a red wagon, the kids had fun pulling the two babies all over the house!

The Cake... Zac is known to have an aversion to certain foods and textures (most foods and textures). I was a little leery of how he would deal with the cake thing. He put his hand on it and then proceeded to try to wipe the frosting off, thus getting more frosting on his hands because he was rubbing his hands on the cake. He noticed Kate eating her cake and decided to try some. He seemed to semi-like it for a few minutes after which time the cake ended up on the floor! Typical Zac for ya!

After the cake, we had a pool party. Zac was so tired I decided to put him down for his nap so that I could have fun with the party guests! We had a couple of near drownings which ended with both Kristin and I in the pool, fully clothed. Everyone was safe and had a great time!

Happy Birthday to the two cutest 1 year olds ever!

Zac's 1-year stats: Zac has gained a bit of weight since his 9 month appointment.

Weight : 18 lbs. 9 oz . - 3rd percentile

Height : 28 inches - 25th Percentile

(He has finally doubled his bith weight! Most babies do this by 6 months)

Zac is being referred to a gastroenterologist to help deal with his constipation and vomiting. The doctor has ordered that we push juice as much as possible to try to loosen his stools and keep him hydrated. It goes against my parenting style to allow juice in a little baby's diet but it sure seems to be helping. He is still having trouble with his bowel movements but they're happening none the less!