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We headed over to Santa Maria last weekend for Markie and Stacy's wedding.  The wedding was great and the reception was a ton of fun. The girls did great, both during the drive and at the wedding. At first it seemed like they might have a melt down, but once the Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, etc. etc. stepped up to help out Chloe and Claire got into a happy groove.

I'm glad I'm not a professional photographer. I think there were around 500 pictures on my memory card when I got home and not really any photos to write home about. In my defense, I think Jamie snapped a lot of them (hehe). Anyway, I still have much to learn when it comes to taking great photos, especially outdoors. I'm sure it can be fixed by buying more gear though... *hides from Jamie*

Claire and Chloe had their first birthday party yesterday and it was a great time! We had great food, a lot of family and friends, cake, presents, the works. It is still hard for me to believe that my girls are a year old now. It seems like just yesterday that I was posting this entry.

Thanks so much to everyone who came to the party!

The girls were playing in the hallway a few nights ago. They are both walking around like champs now, except for the part at the end of the video where Claire slams into the wall.

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We headed up to the lake on Saturday. The girls got their first overnight camping experience and Sammie got some much deserved swim time.

Claire and Chloe playing in the hall.

Hard to believe that a face this cute can create the dirty diapers that she does.

Last weekend Jamie took the girls to the store and gave them a lesson in what is sure to become their most favorite pastime, shoe shopping. Here are a couple of pictures of the girls and their new kicks.

We took advantage of some nice weather over the weekend and put up a new fence to better child proof our pool. Now the girls can stretch their legs a bit on the patio.