it was a super low key event. 2 balloons,
2 cupcakes from fresh market,
2 high chairs
2 one year olds
2 TOTALLY different personalities.
cate= mild,suspicious and kind of disinterested
lucy= thrilled. lucy went to town.
they are so funny. so different...and i LOVE that.
pretty sure that cate thinks lucy is nuts. :)
and i'm so glad i took a video...lucy's little excited noises are hilarious. :)
happy wednesday, y'all! xxo
c+l cupcake wars from stephanie howell on Vimeo.
Pre-cious! They're adorable in their own little ways. I'm a twin and I'm the Cate of my sister and me. :)
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Posted by: Catherine Denton | 11/30/2011 at 09:27 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE
The girls are precious and I love how different they are. Even though my boys are 5 1/2 years apart I'm still blown away how children from the same parents, raised in the same house and uniquely themselves. I can't imagine how fun that is to see with the babies :)
Posted by: Monica McNeill | 11/30/2011 at 09:28 AM
Gosh! They just make me smile everytime! What a couple of cuties! Happy belated birthday to the little ladies! :)
Posted by: Amanda J | 11/30/2011 at 09:30 AM
hahaha...I was still signed in for the Webster's Pages blog! SORRY!! :) What I SAID was...Happy birthday little bits!! :) These photos are PRECIOUS.
Posted by: Courtney Walsh | 11/30/2011 at 09:32 AM
ADoRaBLe!!! My 9yr. old and I were cracking up watching this! Seriously, I can't believe it's been a year...I remember just reading when you had them...lol It's a much different perspective from the outside -- time really flies! :D Happy birthday, Lucy and Cate!!
Posted by: Tami F. | 11/30/2011 at 09:34 AM
Oh my goodness! Thanks for the early morning laugh - I needed that!
Posted by: Paige Evans | 11/30/2011 at 09:36 AM
OMG the cutest thing ever!! That's so funny!
Posted by: Katherine Wilkinson | 11/30/2011 at 09:38 AM
Great for blackmail someday. So funny. My son's first birthday was quite similar and I remember it well, 16 years ago. He was not very happy and the chocolate cake was everywhere. It all happens too fast.
Posted by: Candace Bunch | 11/30/2011 at 09:39 AM
Oh My! They are so ADORABLE!! I love how different they are! Happy Birthday Cate and Lucy!!
I love Harpers accent! :0)
Posted by: Natalie | 11/30/2011 at 09:39 AM
That video ias HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I watched it with my daughter who just turned one on November 26th & she was trying to get into the computer to eat Lucy's cake for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perfect video to cherish of a fab moment. Happy first birthday Lucy & Cate!!! :0 xoxoxo
Posted by: Mel | 11/30/2011 at 09:39 AM
sooooo cute! Happy B-day x2!
Posted by: lkylaurenkay | 11/30/2011 at 09:41 AM
That is totally hilarious!!! Kate is so dainty with her one little finger, and Lucy, well Lucy is a girl after my own heart just full on into it. Love it, thanks so much for posting this, made my morning. btw: here's the link to my blog your ♥ post as requested... http://faithandscraphappiness.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-your-heart.html
Have a great day.
Posted by: sherri | 11/30/2011 at 09:43 AM
made me laugh so hard. i wish it were longer. i wanted to see if cate ever attacked hers like lucy!!
Posted by: Acompton | 11/30/2011 at 09:57 AM
oh my...so adorable steph! i LOVE how different they are! (and now, i'm craving cupcakes. and i just finished my breakfast. ha!)
Posted by: Kimber-Leigh | 11/30/2011 at 10:17 AM
Your videos are the best. Maybe it has something to do with the subject matter. ;) Awesome evidence of personality differences. But you've got to love a little one digging into a huge cupcake. That was hilarious.
Posted by: Alison | 11/30/2011 at 10:19 AM
OMGosh I'm so glad you did the video too! THAT IS SO FLIPPEN ADORABLE!!!! They are so flippen CUTE! What a fun time! Love your sweet family! xx
LOVE LOW KEY TOO! hehehe
Love ya,
xx
K
Posted by: Kimberly Garofolo | 11/30/2011 at 10:35 AM
what a great video!! hehe
Posted by: Michelle Whitlow | 11/30/2011 at 10:50 AM
I love how different they and how the bigs were so excited to see what Lucy did!!! Melted my heart! My little one want to keep watching! Babies & cake what's better!
Posted by: Traci | 11/30/2011 at 10:53 AM
Made my morning - thanks!
Posted by: Heidi | 11/30/2011 at 11:05 AM
That is so fun to see two such different reactions to cupcakes. It always makes me laugh that we keep babies away from sugar for their whole first year and then the second they turn 1 we give them a whole cake to themselves, heehee.
Super cute!
Posted by: Kira @ Kissing the Joy | 11/30/2011 at 11:09 AM
so cute!!!!!
Posted by: laurie lariviere | 11/30/2011 at 11:19 AM
Brilliant!!! Loved it when she picked it up!
Posted by: Steph Block | 11/30/2011 at 11:21 AM
This is SO adorable! Thank you so much for the adorable pictures and the wonderful video. You'll treasure that video for years to come! Happy birthday to them. :)
Posted by: Britta Swiderski | 11/30/2011 at 11:28 AM
:) The family cheering is GREAT! Looks like it was an absolutely perfect 1st birthday.
Posted by: Marla | 11/30/2011 at 11:29 AM
That is too funny, I love it! It reminded me of my 2 boys - while they aren't twins, my oldest was like Cate and my youngest definitely pulled a Lucy. ;)
Posted by: Kathryn | 11/30/2011 at 11:44 AM
Happy Birthday babies! Stephanie your girls are so funny!! I absolutely love the video, and consequently my two year old keeps asking to watch 'babes'. I think he likes it too :)
Posted by: Olivia L. | 11/30/2011 at 11:56 AM
This is the best video ever!!! Amazing!!! Happy Birthday Cate and Lucy!!
Posted by: catonthemat@hotmail.co.uk | 11/30/2011 at 12:34 PM
they are just hilarious. You have 2 (4) beautiful girls and thank you to share this with us.
Posted by: Emakhtila | 11/30/2011 at 12:59 PM
Oh my gosh- I want to eat Lucy's face! I love the way she jumps right in with such enthusiasm! And Cate is such a lady. They are too too cute! Don't comment often, but I love your blog and how you show your heart in in every post. What a funny, beautiful life. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Amanda | 11/30/2011 at 01:03 PM
HILARIOUS & double sweet!!
Thank so much for sharing with us!!
Fun to watch each girls what they are like with first Birthday. Fun watch how they react to have the cupcake!!
Happy 1st birthday, 2 lil girls!!
Posted by: jennifer Camplin | 11/30/2011 at 01:34 PM
UGH! Cupcake cuteness!! They are sweet, and I am so excited for you! First birthdays rock! XOXO
Posted by: Shannon Shurtleff | 11/30/2011 at 02:20 PM
Happy Birthday, Chickies! Precious memories.
Posted by: Kim S. | 11/30/2011 at 02:26 PM
oh my goodness, when Lucy picked up the cupcake it had me LAUGHING out loud! what a goof! I LOVE IT! love how cate is so dainty and sweet, like I am not getting my hands dirty ha ha! so different! LOVE IT! how beautiful they are steph! so special!
tara
Posted by: tara pakosta | 11/30/2011 at 02:43 PM
Lucy had me in tears! Awesome!
Posted by: Sarah Swann | 11/30/2011 at 02:51 PM
how cute! I love how in the background you hear Harper go "do it!!" lol so so cute!
Posted by: Linda Trace | 11/30/2011 at 02:51 PM
OH MY, THAT'S SO AWESOME!!!!
Posted by: Christine Campbell | 11/30/2011 at 03:11 PM
That was great! So glad you shared!! :) I loved it! :) Thank you for sharing smiles!! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Henson | 11/30/2011 at 03:23 PM
So cute! It's great you guys could be altogether for this event. :)
Posted by: young c-m | 11/30/2011 at 03:34 PM
the video was awesome - pictures would not have done that justice!
Posted by: allison | 11/30/2011 at 04:16 PM
Oh, my gosh was that C.U.T.E.!!! Wow!! So fun to watch the video!! Thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by: Angie F | 11/30/2011 at 05:20 PM
SOOOOOO cute!!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Sanborn | 11/30/2011 at 05:45 PM
They are just too adorable. I laughed until I cried at the video. Way to go Cate! Cupcakes are supposed to be enjoyed! Lucy is so dainty(maybe like her big sis, Harper?)
Posted by: ginny | 11/30/2011 at 06:27 PM
Oh my goodness, how neat to see your family grow! My favorite part of the video is your laughing and the super excitedness and love you radiate for your children! Thank you for sharing this special moment!
Posted by: Bew Crew | 11/30/2011 at 07:08 PM
i LOVE it! they are adorable. love the video. i could watch them every day.
Posted by: kristen cox | 11/30/2011 at 07:31 PM
HAAA!!! that's hilarious! it's adorable how different they really are. happy birthday chickies.
xo
Posted by: christina rayevich | 11/30/2011 at 08:27 PM
I can't believe they are already a year old!! How precious, how adorable, how loved. Happy birthday beautiful girls!
Posted by: roxanne | 11/30/2011 at 09:01 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the giggles!
Posted by: Jill Sprott | 11/30/2011 at 09:04 PM
OMG this is hilarious. LOL! So cute on your little girls and Lucy's shifty eyes. love it! Plus, my mom always brought out our red you are special plate- does everyone have one?
Posted by: kate | 11/30/2011 at 10:11 PM
This made me chuckle too!! So funny!! Lucy and her reaction to it (and her expression)!! Frosting all over. Did Cate ever really dig into hers? She is so dainty, like you said. So sweet. Happy belated birthday baby girls!!!
Posted by: Michelle | 11/30/2011 at 10:58 PM
Aww...so cute. Smash cakes are the best thing ever. I got three for my first born and doubt I will ever do that again, lol.
Happy Birthday Cate and Lucy and congrats to you Mama.
Posted by: Nirupama Kumar | 11/30/2011 at 11:17 PM
They are just so precious Stephanie! It is so hard to believe they are 1! Why, just yesterday they were born...! It has been so fun watching them grow this year as you have shared with us...thank you so much for that! I remember one of your blog posts where you were wondering how you were going to handle all these girls and having enough of you to go around and loving them all so much....well, I am sure you have done an amazing job...you are an incredible person! I realize each day isn't perfect...in fact none of them are...but you have handled the task with grace and finesse and honesty about the everyday stuff...it's why we keep coming back...because you are so real and share the everyday craziness that we all know is part of our days as well! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing with us and letting us into your sweet, crazy life! Blessings!
Posted by: Tammy Graves | 12/01/2011 at 12:07 AM
BAHAHA my kids and I were laughing so hard! the difference between the two of them is so pronounced, sooo sweet!!
Posted by: patti | 12/01/2011 at 12:47 AM
Could have watched them for hours. So cute!
Posted by: Krista Nash | 12/01/2011 at 02:49 AM
SO Sweet - Thanks for sharing this video.
Happy Birthday Cate & Lucy!!
Posted by: Amy K | 12/01/2011 at 04:06 AM
OMG! They are super precious!! I love how Lucy doesn't mess ard, whereas Cate is very dainty about her cupcake! lol... Hilarious!
Posted by: Kate aka stinkydudette | 12/01/2011 at 05:13 AM
That was so cute!! OMG! They are adorable. I have to show it to my kids when they get back from school. Thanks for posting it Stephanie. I hope you have a great day!
Posted by: Ana F. | 12/01/2011 at 08:57 AM
Made my day!!!!!
Posted by: Asha | 12/01/2011 at 10:07 AM
Thank you so much for sharing the video of the girls. They both made me laugh. Amazing how they are so different. Happy Birthday Cate and Lucy.
Posted by: Kim | 12/01/2011 at 10:13 AM
LOVE THIS!!! They are such a joy to watch. Thank you so much for sharing. Happy Birthday to Lucy and Cate.
Posted by: Victoria | 12/01/2011 at 12:33 PM
They areso cute!!!! And so funny with the cupcake :))))
Posted by: Cheryl Leong | 12/01/2011 at 08:12 PM
They are so cute ... Happy 1st Birthday to them both xxx
Posted by: Jackie A xxx | 12/02/2011 at 12:10 PM
Stephanie, that is EXACTLY like my little ones on their first birthday!
Naomi = Cate
Elliane = Lucy (She devoured her cake!)
So stinking cute those two of yours are.
Happy Birthday Cate and Lucy!
Posted by: mandee | 12/02/2011 at 04:11 PM
Oh Stephanie! That was just precious. I laughed (at the video) so hard, I started to cry!!!
Posted by: Melissa | 12/02/2011 at 08:14 PM
So Dang CUTE! I love how Lucy tries to flick the frosting off her fingers and how Cate is just so dainty with hers!!! thanks for the cute video! Such beautiful girls...all 4 of them ;0)
Posted by: Tilda | 12/03/2011 at 09:21 AM
Just got a chance to watch the video! They are so beautiful and adorable in your pictures, but it's so amazing to see them on video! Very sweet - Happy Birthday to your babies!
Posted by: pegg | 12/03/2011 at 09:41 AM
Love, love, love the video! Thanks so much for sharing and making me smile!!
Posted by: Elizabeth | 12/04/2011 at 09:47 PM
So cute!
Posted by: Trisha Hamilton | 12/04/2011 at 10:34 PM
Oh, my - I laughed out loud when Lucy picked up that cupcake......she is a wild one! And Cate being so very dainty.....a million congrats - they are adorable!
Happy Birthday, Lucy and Cate!
k8
Posted by: k8 | 12/05/2011 at 11:20 AM