Birthdays, Boats, and a Blast from the Past

In honor of Jim’s birthday today…we went boating!  Aren’t you surprised?  (I must note here, to appease Jim’s expressed concern that some of our readers will interpret my use of sarcasm to mean that I wasn’t overjoyed that we boated today, that I was indeed overjoyed that we boated today.  I just figured that, given the frequency of our boating excursions, and the fact that it was Jim’s birthday, and the reality that Jim loves nothing more than a day on the water, that it was a logical expectation that we would spend his birthday on a lake.  My sarcasm was in no way intended to imply that I wasn’t thrilled to be spending his birthday boating.  Because I was.  Okay,  End of my disclaimer). 

We were invited to join friends and family at a nearby lake cottage, and we enjoyed the freedom of being able to lounge on land while others were boating.  The girls (and I) took full advantage of all the available arms.  Look at all the people who were willing to hold and entertain them!

Here’s a little blast from the past for you all.  Nearly one year ago, we visited the exact same wonderful folks at the exact same lovely cottage.  Can you believe how tiny the girls were then?

Here’s a photo of my friends Maria (a twin herself) and her mom Doris (also a twin herself), with our twins today…

…and a year ago.  The girls took up a little less space in their car seats then!  

And here’s Rebecca sleeping on the couch today…

…and a year ago.  Still snug as a bug in a rug!

I have to say, I was a little more exhausted coming home from today’s outing than I was a year ago.  Even though last time, I was still recovering from bedrest and childbirth, at least then the girls didn’t do much other than sleep and eat.  Today, they ate, babbled, crawled, cried, smiled, laughed, played…and slept – although only a little.  I can only imagine what next year’s cottage visit will be like, when we add in walking and talking!