Birthday Fun

Ava and Reese's birthday was on Friday (December 20th) and we've been celebrating ever since.  We started out the day with opening a few gifts and then after nap time we visited the Overland Park Regional Medical Center NICU to take cake to the staff and pizza to the current NICU parents (an annual tradition).  Then the girls got to go to one of their favorite places for dinner...Chapala (a GREAT Mexican restaurant), for chip and salsa, bean burritos and guacamole!  The night ended at home with birthday cupcakes that our nanny Laura made the girls.  Notice the black frosting...they were adorable polar bear cupcakes!

You don't think the celebrating stopped there do you?!  On Saturday morning we had a few friends over for birthday pancakes.  Yes...cake batter pancakes with sprinkles, glaze, and whipped cream.

Right after the birthday breakfast we headed to Illinois to beat the weather.  We got to see all our family and even got to practice opening gifts by helping Pappy open an anniversary gift for Nana and Pappy. (Ha!  Like Ava and Reese need practice!)

This morning we woke up to a few inches of snow to play in and don't worry...we've got more birthday celebrating to do.  These girls will eventually find out that birthdays are really just one day.