Semi Filler

      With three newly aged toddlers roaming around the house in a crying, drooling frenzy, it's a miracle that the three of them are sleeping peacefully in synchronization. It's a shame this is the intro to a filportant chapter.

And will wake up screaming in harmony, too.

     
     At least Aaron got us a quick $500 for dealing with something that was not his problem:

Just like in real life!

     With walking behind him, finally, Chris can age up!

    His first birthday gift is a bunk bed, which he'll have to share with his little bro Danny. His bunk is the gorgeous spice berry spiderwebs:

     

    Welcome to childhood, Chris!

LOOKIT DAT FACE

     

  Aaron's gift was to tell his little bro a story about his toddlerhood:

"You grew up two days away from childhood. That's way more than me and Brad had!"

 Brad's gift was to show off his natural modeling skills:

Angie's gift was to ignore Chris completely for her little hellions:

   Chris didn't even get a birthday cake -- he got peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
    That he had to share with his brothers.

Using a knife was very stress relieving.

     The following family brunch was really awkward. Especially for Aaron.

"Exhausted. Aaron. Change diapers."

     He took it all pretty well though -- Danny is obsessed with playing at the activity table, and he even helped out with Emma's skills! 

"Mom will be crying tears of joy, Emm, not because of the smell."

   Chris, desperate for an actual gift, decided to so some brotherly bonding of his own.

One of my new favorite pictures.

   And for trudging through this chapter, here's my two gifts to you:
   

Truly a rare sight.

 

Aaand the intro to an interesting chapter.