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!!!