361 Simple Dinner Parties

March 2015

As Keeley put the final touches on the twins' birthday cake, she had to take a moment and think about how crazy it was that they had been alive for an entire year. Kaleb was already surprisingly good at walking but Violet typically preferred to crawl since she was so shaky.

Both of them knew how to say 'mama' and 'dada' at this point, though Violet knew a few more words as well. When Keeley and Aaron talked to their children, they referred to themselves as Mommy and Daddy; it had been a reflex from the start to coo things such as "mommy loves you" to the babies.

Keeley had been in the middle of wiping down the kitchen counters as the babies sat up playing with toys on the floor when it first happened. She heard a small thud and an indignant screech.