Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun: When are 'Babies' no longer 'Babies'?

So, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. When are my 'babies' no longer considered 'babies.' I mean, don't get me wrong- they will always be MY babies (hello! MY Mom still calls ME 'baby'), however, after they turn the big O-N-E, they are technically toddlers. This makes me very sad. As most of you know, these 2 will most likely be it for us. A family of 4 plus 2 cats and 1 dog complete us. Unless God has other plans down the road, we're done. So, while I'm looking forward to all of the exciting stages ahead, I can't help but mourn my 'babies' being 'babies' for only 2.5 weeks longer.

We had a very exciting weekend in the Koelbel household! I think it all started with the almost nightly ritual of playing on Mommy and Daddy's unmade bed (shhhh, don't tell Meema the bed rarely gets made anymore!). This is by far one of the most exciting times of the week for these little guys, as you can see for yourself:

Then, we all went and had our family/one year birthday pictures made with our wonderful wedding photographer, Linda Olsen. It was such a whirlwind, but they turned out so well!! Afterwards, we went down to the beach with Meema and Papa where we took a few shots down on the stormy coast.

Next stop on Sunday- the pumpkin patch. The Diva wasn't as into it as wild man, but we got some good shots anyhow. Thank you Aunt Te-Te for going with us! They were just too cute and the weather was beautiful!