At the end of August we celebrated Grant and Addie’s birthdays!

Their birthdays are one day apart and they have always shared a birthday party their whole lives!

They planned their meal and dessert together this year – choosing steak, baked potatoes, a big lettuce salad, and fruit salad.

It was YUMMY.

Of course there were gifts!

A gift for Addie came in the mail from her friend who just moved away a couple weeks before hand.

SO sweet!!

Chad was a little bothered that Grant and Addie had been promoted to the “you are adults and now get one gift each” level, ha, ha!

But they have been promoted and each got a new suitcase!

Their father and mother are a smidge practical and wanted to get them a gift that would last!

There was CAKE!

I had so many of you message me on Instagram that day to ask who made the cake!

You all are SO funny!

In my defense I asked Addie Mae if I could make their cake – to which she said “Mom, NO WAY!”

Smart girl.

I trained her, just saying.

If I had made the cake it would not have looked or tasted like this one!

Kayla was in charge of decorations and brought these sparkler candles.

They were perfect!!

We spent the rest of the evening sipping coffee and being with our favorites.

Time is whizzing on by, and these two, who arrived into our family only 180 days apart and were called “the babies” all those years ago, are grown up.

Cliche, I’m sure, but it goes SO FAST!

Grant Evan and Addie Mae – we are thankful for you both!

You live your lives set apart – and we know it is not easy to walk the narrow road!

Dad and I give ALL the glory to the Lord that He has your hearts and we pray that He will keep them.

You are precious gifts to us, and we are not worthy to call either of you ours.

It was a JOY to celebrate your birthdays!!!!

Happy, happy birthday to our “G”and “Ads”!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH!!!!