We had the perfect Labor Day weekend in Oklahoma! We made the late-drive drive to Norman on Thursday night and arrived at 1AM with a backseat full of tired, cranky babies. Luckily they were in great moods when they woke up on Friday and got to play with some of their very best friends and godchildren, twins George and Abigail! All the kids were rolling around, walking, crawling, talking, singing - it was a zoo! Carrie, Carrie's mom, Kendal and I took the two sets of twins in matching letter tees for a quick photo-shoot on Friday morning - we got two good shots where everyone is looking at the camera and no one is yet crying hysterically! But, man, it was exhausting. On Friday afternoon, the rest of Carrie and Matt's family arrived, including 5th-grade twin cousins Evie and Kirby! The girls and their big bro Cliff were fantastic with all the babies and entertained them all weekend! We REALLY want to adopt Kirby and Evie!!
On Friday night, we drove up to Edmond to visit with one of Lauren's oldest friends, Cara, her husband Jake and their precious kids Cole (4) and Claire (9 months). We had a tapas feast and just watched the kids scoot all over the house, playing together so well! The "adults" had a great time catching up, too, and we just wished bed-time for all the kids didn't come so quickly. On Saturday, we enjoyed a lazy morning with Carrie and Matt's families and made some last-minute birthday party preparations. We then drove over to OU to tailgate for the first home game. And, yes, Jackson Camper and Carlisle are sporing Sooner crimson in the slide-show above! We had to be good sports, even though we would have much rather left their LSU Tigers gear on (but we feared a mauling on campus, which would have put a damper on the weekend). Later that night, we enjoyed fajitas and margaritas then gave all four kids a bath - again, a zoo!
Sunday was BIRTHDAY PARTY time! Matt and Carrie grilled burgers, then we feasted on delicious marble cake and home-made ice cream! YUM! George and Abs had their own mini-cakes to tear into - Abigail knew just what to do with her cake, but George took a little coaxing. But soon, he dove right in :) Jackson hung outside with Kendal during cake-time but Carlisle stood right at the foot of their high-chairs, waiting for crumbs (no kidding!). Luckily sweet Carrie baked the other kids cupcakes so the twins feasted. But the BEST treat was watermelon! We've been giving our twins watermelon chunks for a while now, but have never given them their own slice. Kendal stripped them down to their diapers (good move!) and let them have at the watermelon. They had a blast!! Jackson Camper ate two slices while Carlisle devoured and slurped down at least four. George and Abs wore appropriate watermelon-themed clothes for the party and looked darling! What a great way to say good-bye to the summer and celebrate our greatest treasure, these beautiful kids!!
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Looks like you guys had some fun. I think my husband would be jealous of the picture of one of the twins with his face in the cake. He tried and tried to get Zoe to do that, and with no luck...though she did a great job of getting cake everywhere anyway.
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