Twins officially five!

Well, by gum, we made it.

After all those sleepless nights, all the "tied to the couch tandem breastfeeding" alllllll those cloth diapers, we are at the Moment.. of having five year olds!

Even with the Di-ba-leet-eez, it's simply the best time ever. They sing and dork around, and communicate SO well .. "Mommy, we have a conflict. Can you help us say our sides?"

Here are a few pix of birthday morning... to be followed later with pics of the birthday party on Sunday.

Star Wars bank that plays the song, and lights up, and moves... they LOVE this!!!

Logan with the sugar free popsicle and I'm 5 sticker.. Gray sporting "extreme smiling" a new Olympic event .

Our day went on to include a cute scene at Costco, where I was ordering a cake for the party on Sunday.. I went to order a cake with no decoration, so Jer and I could decorate it with Star Wars guys and xwings made of frosting....

So Logan and Gray looked at the cakes Costco makes (the same twelve they always have: stork, soccer ball, golf, hearts, etc) They see a cake with a big rainbow on it.. and it went a little like this:

L&G: "Mommy which cake are we getting?"

Mommy: "Well we are getting the chocolate cake, but then (in a very excited, you can't believe how cool it will be type voice) Mommy and Daddy are going to decorate it with STAR WARS stuff!"

L & G: "Oh. (pause) We want the Rainbow cake instead" they say, pointing to the super dorked out sunshine with puffy cloud and big ole rainbow cascading in a torrent of frosted colors all over the top of the display cake.

Mommy: "Well, we are having a Star Wars party, so we were thinking of making you a STAR WARS CAKE." I say, my inner Martha Stewart starting to sweat a little...

L & G: "Well, we want a rainbow cake. If you and Daddy want to put Star Wars guys on our rainbow cake, that would be okay with us"

Finally I smile and realize, this is who they are. They want some super boyish party, and are all about Darth Vader and his imperial goons, but when it comes right down to it, they want a rainbow fricking cake. They love faries, and rainbows, and unicorns, just as much as light sabres.

Why does this make me love them more?

Grinning and finally getting over myself and my need to "party plan", I order the cake and we gleefully leave Costco.

You can't pay for this kind of cuteness.

In prep for the party, Jer and I decided it would be best to tear out some walls, and rip out our fireplace.

Now you may be thinking.. "Nah, how bout after the party, you're NUTS!"

Well, right you are!

But it feels SO good to tear down walls, and make big changes. We thought about waiting till after the party, but can't.

So, we tore out both kitchen walls, and all the brick around our fireplace, and our house is kinda a disaster. Nevertheless, I am happy- I love the new open look and It's always nice to have a house project to keep the mind busy.

Logan is doing well, and I overheard him talking to Jer when he got his insulin shot last night.. Jer must have gotten a tiny nerve or something, because Logan said "OUCH!" and Jer asked. "oooh.. did I hurt you? I'm sorry!" Logan totally spilled the beans on me, he said "When Mommy hurts me, she cries. But it's not like, that bad, Daddy."

Awwww Logie-bear. You little toughie. I am so proud of him, because this is no fun for anyone, and he pretty much never complains.

If it was me, I'd be milking it for all it was worth.

He only makes a fuss about once every week, other than that, he accepts it.

One thing I realized tonight that I have done well is not really coddle him at all over the diabetes issue. I don't "poor Logan" him up, or give him extra chances or leeway to be rude.

In fact I was realizing tonight that we've done a pretty good job so far of not letting it "take over" our life. Logan doesn't get extra privileges or preferences, he is at the same status he was before. Gray sometimes lets Logan take the first turn or something, "Because you have the diabeeteez". I always remind him that diabetes has nothing to do with it, but I am also letting Gray show his kindness toward Logan. I know he feels for him.

Gray is the sweetest person I've ever met.. I'm sure as they grow his feelings of protectiveness will lessen, but for now, it's his choice to give up his turn for Logan or whatnot, and he can do it.

The world could use a little generosity, I always say.

I'm just glad Jer and I have the sense to not spoil Logan, or treat him as fragile or special.. we never say he "is a diabetic" we say "he has diabetes" or "his pancreas isn't working, so we have to help with this teeny shot"..

Long Mommy rant over, going to bed now.. Goodnight, y'all, from the land of Diabetes, Birthday cakes and torn out walls!