Happy 6th Birthday Aubrey and Maddie!

 Cake Preparations

These silly sisters are identical and at the same time one of a kind.  More and more they really are their own person with their own likes and dislikes.  Maddie is everything pink and puppy and pretend.  She's very sweet and artistic but also wants things the way she wants them.   Aubrey on the other hand is a bit more laid back and really just a goofball.  She's so silly and witty and fun and she loves her some Baby Yoda.

Maddie's Cake

Aubrey's Cake

The Big Day!

We began the day with french toast for breakfast.  Then it was gifts, and outing with smoothies, and a family birthday party!!!

Gifts included a Baby Doll

Make-up

And chalk for the new sidewalk.

An outing with free birthday smoothies.

A power nap to recharge for the party

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Birthday girls get to hold Baby Grace first.

Aubrey

Notice their lovely make-up.

Maddie

Always a full house.

Thankful for these girls.  We couldn't imagine our life without them and almost can't remember life before them.  They've changed us in so many ways.  We're more relaxed and more overwhelmed.  We laugh more and we cry more. We appreciate these little years of little voices and little feet and excitement over the smallest of things as we know how fast they go AND we're weary of these little years of tantrums and repeated instructions and picky eating and arms full of toys ALL the time and EVERYWHERE.  Either way we're doing our best to enjoy these last two little Troyers as they're growing and changing right before our eyes.  

They love each other tirelessly.  They do fight some but honestly they play way more.  Maddie tends to be more stubborn and will cry over things not going her way but Aubrey is generally more laid back and is usually pretty willing to give Maddie the first turn.  It's challenging to teach them some of these lessons as twins.  Where usually you would ask a little more of the older sibling as your teaching the younger with twins what do you do??? So we're thankful that Aubrey is a little more easy going.  Aubrey is also really really funny!  Maddie tries to be funny too but Aubrey is funny without meaning to be.  Maddie on the other hand has the most fantastic imagination.  Dog Dog has been her most loyal companion for almost a year now and its the cutest thing.  Maddie is also the more snuggly of the two.  They still both want bedtime snuggles which we love but Maddie will often drape her arm around you as you lie next to her.  Twins are fun!  They are indeed double trouble and exhausting but we wouldn't trade it for anything.

We love you girls!  Can't wait to see what crazy shenanigans you're involved in as 6 year olds!!!

Mayember 2025: Week 1

Mayember 2025

 May 2nd: Preschool Farm Field Trip

May 2nd: Hazel and Cooper's Band Concert

May 3rd: Spring Formal

May 6th: Concrete Pour

May 7th: Baseball Carl's Jr. Fundraiser

May 9th: Evie's Spring Concert

May 10th: Happy Birthday Aubrey and Maddie

May 14th: Evie's Fieldtrip to Silver Falls

May 16th: Ashlyn's Birthday Party

May 16th: Preschool Spring Musical

May 16th: Track and Field Twilight Meet

May 19th: Car in the Shop for new shocks

May 22nd and 24th: Track Districts

May 26th: Annual trip to the nursery for flowers 

May 26th: Memorial Day Hang out at the Kaufman's House

May 27th: Track Awards

May 28th: Preschool End of the Year Party

May 28th: New House Leaders Announced

May 28th: Derby Car Race

May 30th: Last Day of School Elementary and Jackson's Rehearsal Dinner

May 31st: Brandon Officiated Jackson and Hayley's Wedding

Add to this list a field work day, 20 baseball games, 33 practices between baseball volleyball and track, 2 orthodontist appointments for Hazel, 4 track meets, and some dating heartbreak and it is no wonder we are completely smoked.  Whew!!!  May is not for the faint of heart.

Mayember 2025: Week 1

Pres-K Fieldtrip to On the Edge Farm

The girls took a field trip to On the Edge Farm in Dallas.  It was a cute family run farm with lots of animals and places to explore.  They meet a donkey, saw some cooney cooney pigs, saw some beautiful highland cows, fed the free range chickens, and planted a tree that they got to take home.

Daddy wants a donkey :)

Aubrey and Blakely

Spring Band Concert

Hazel and Cooper were both in band this year.  This is Cooper's 3rd year playing the trumpet.  He seems to really enjoy it and is 1st chair so I think that means he's doing great.  Hazel was excited about her first year in band this year playing the flute and quickly got frustrated as she realized like most new things it takes some time to learn.  She stuck with it and Sadie helped her a bit and by the end of the year I think she was glad she'd stuck with it and is even considering doing it again next year.

Spring Formal

As it turns out some things don't go the way you hope and dream they will.  About 2 weeks before formal Sadie and Wesley found themselves in a spot where a break from dating was necessary.  This was really hard on everyone and really really hard timing with formal right around the corner.  Our hearts break to watch Sadie walk through this season that's not of her choosing.  We as their parents know that this is a part of life and trust that this is a part of their story, a part of their personal and spiritual growth which we pray, pray, pray they will look back on and see God's hand in.  For now though, this is REALLY, REALLY hard!  This was not what Sadie dreamed of or wished for and honestly this is not a night we really want to remember.  However, we were so proud of her for still going with her friend Felicity, and we are very thankful for Felicity's support and encouragement to Sadie during this time.

I had lots of little hair models to practice on.  Although with 4 little girls what you do for one you have to do for all.

Hazel

Maddie

Evie

Felicity

Justice and Sadie

Sadie and Vivienne

Concrete Pour

There are some kids at our house who are pretty excited about putting this new patio to use with their roller skates, bikes, basketball hoop and more.  When you live on a hill a flat slab of concrete is AMAZING!!!

Carl's Jr. Fundraiser

Wyatt's team had the opportunity to work at Carl's Jr. for a few hours taking orders, working the drive thru, serving food, and bussing tables.  They earned 40% of sales during the 3 hours they worked which ended up being nearly $1000 which was pretty awesome!  This all went to helping to paying for things like catchers gear, baseballs, training equipment, and even the umpires.  

Wyatt and Dawson serving Mrs. Philips.

It happened to be Coach Jason's Birthday.

Wyatt and Blake

Evie's Spring Concert