The Twins turn 9!

9 years - the twins have been with us for 9 years!  This year to celebrate, they asked if we could go to Chuck E Cheese. Their birthday happened to fall on Martin Luther King Jr Day this year which meant NO SCHOOL!  They were pretty excited that their birthday was a no school day!

We planned their birthday party for their actual birthday...hoping that Chuck E Cheese wouldn't be quite as busy as a weekend.  It wasn't too bad, and we were able to let the kids go off on their own and play games with their tokens, allowing us adults to sit and chat.

Will chose a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cookie while Maddie chose a Barbie cake.

Alex enjoyed playing Deal or No Deal

  But the favorite by far was the roller coaster ride!

Maddie - turning in her million tickets for a tootsie roll...

Ready to sing "Happy Birthday", eat Cookies & Cake and open presents.

Maddie reading her personalized birthday card from us.

Opening her American Girl Doll Outfit

Will LOVES Lego Chima.  The Chima Lion Temple was normally $120.  Becki found it on clearance at Target for $60!!  She asked Will a few times (leading up to his birthday) if he would prefer the Lion Temple or another Lego set.  His answer was always the Lion Temple but "it is too much money for you to spend Mom!".  You can imagine the pure joy when he opened the Lego set from us & Becki's parents.  The box was as tall as him!

He also received a Lego Chima alarm clock (above lower left corner). He was so excited to use it and it woke him up for the remainder of the school week!  He was up, dressed and ready to go (literally...he had his coat on and backpack on his back) by 6:45 each day! 

We snapped a picture of all 7 kids before heading back home.  It was a fun day with lots of playing, eating and laughing.  The twins talked us in to hitting Toys R Us and Barnes & Noble on the way home so they could spend their money from Grandma & Grandpa Hart and Great Grandma Phyllis. More Legos!

This next year will be double digits for the twins and teens for Kaitee.  We continue to reach milestones and say goodbye to the "kid" years.  I love that they are growing up...but there are moments that I miss my babies. 

Happy Birthday Twinsies - Praying that #9 is an amazing year for you both!!!