The boys had their second birthday Saturday.
Since their birthday is only two days after Independence Day, we always have an insanely busy holiday weekend.
Friday we purchased, and picked up their birthday present; a huge wooden playscape. During Saturday’s naptime I stained and weather sealed the set. Now we are just waiting for some man power to move it one more time and set it up. (Expect updates soon!)
Since we decided not to throw a huge party this year, I spent a little time making them birthday shirts.
These tanks were refashioned from daddy’s old softball shirts. I used the same method as I did for these muscle shirts. Instead of binding the armholes, I folded to the inside twice and hemmed.
The collar and applique came from my scrap pile. It’s hard to differentiate in the photos, but one is blue and the other black. (We try not to dress the boys the same.)
Their birthday celebration was low-key, but absolutely wonderful!
Do you throw big birthday bashes every year? This was a difficult decision for my husband and I to make. Our family loves a good get-together. But they are extremely overwhelming for us. We decided to keep our focus on the boys this year (instead of planning, cleaning, cooking, and being a good host/hostess).
Happy birthday to your boys! They are very close in age to Ollie, he turns 2 next month :) We flew back to Aus last year for his 1st birthday (wanted to celebrate with family) but will be having a bigger party here this year. It's a lot of effort though, if we had family close by I'd prob just have a little get together with cake and ice cream instead!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize their birthdays were so close. Aussie had to be a wonderful birthday!
DeleteHappy birthday for the boys. My little one turned two exactly a week before and yes, we had a big party with family and friends. It's tiring but she was so happy (we had swiming pools for bigger and smaller kids)... =)
ReplyDeleteSwimming pools would be fun!
DeleteIt would have been too stressful this year trying to entertain AND keep an eye on them. Instead we took the boys to a splash pad, and they had a ball.
Happy Birthday to them, they are just too cute! How do you tell them apart? I probably asked you that before. Great birthday refashion! Hope the twos are not too terrible!
ReplyDeleteI think moms of multiples just know. (But I did have nightmares about getting them mixed up while I was pregnant.) When people ask, Zeke is a little huskier than Xander.
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