Surrounded by boys.....and Ms.B

Welcome to my blog. I've called it 'A House of Hawes' as I am completely surrounded by Hawes' people, a scary (albeit fun) thought at times. Even the dogs have that last name registered. We've decided to go the blog route instead of our website so we can keep things updated easier as the 'Will and Nate' story continues....what a story it's turning out to be!

Friday, March 11, 2011

1st Birthday!!

Well, Will and Nate's first birthday has come and gone. It was a great weekend with lots of fun, friends and cake to be had. Dave and I are still shocked that we survived our first year of 'twin-mania' and we really can't believe that one whole year has gone by. That being said, it is almost hard to remember life before Will and Nate. Although we do remember the amount of sleep and rest we used to get.....we remember that very, very well. However, they make all of the sleep deprivation, lack of time to eat anything slowly, and never leaving the house with a clean outfit worth it. I never thought it was possible to eat so many peanut butter sandwiches in one year... Hope you enjoy the birthday pics (of course, I didn't have my camera snapping away when many of our great friends stopped by for a visit so I don't have many pictures of that)...

The start of the birthday week begins - Nate is all Hawes' in this pic
Will is a big time reader - upside down usually
Look what came for us....
Presents all the way from Toronto - thanks Auntie Wendy & Uncle Larry!
All for us!
March 4, 2011
The big one!
One year later - still love snuggle time with Daddy
First cake....actually cupcake
Nate!
Will!
On their first sugar high
Passed out with Nanny after a big birthday
Day 2 of the birthday celebration - the early morning striped look
Will flirting with Auntie Angie
Nate 'walking' - notice Will under the table
With one of their favourite new toys - thanks Auntie Candace!
Will and his other best friend Pete

Nate's end of day zombie look...hanging out with Grandma
Nate with a mouthful of cheerios...and teeth

The big birthday cake
Cupcakes round two
Who are all of these people staring at us? It's like baby-razzi
Time to dig in
Cupcakes hit the wall and the floor - it was one big mess to clean up