{"id":6769,"date":"2020-08-06T13:47:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=6769"},"modified":"2020-08-06T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T17:47:25","slug":"twinning-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=6769","title":{"rendered":"Twinning Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The celebration started Saturday where I surprised them with gourmet cupcakes from Teapot &amp; Co. in Reston.&nbsp;&nbsp;We took the girls and the cupcakes to my parents, went swimming, sang Happy Birthday, ate cupcakes, and ordered takeout from Patsys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration continued Sunday where we picnicked in D.C with sandwiches made from food from the delicious Italian Gourmet.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was a hot humid day so our stay was short-lived but we did take a few pictures in front of the pretty flower garden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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had milkshakes from a small local shop Toby\u2019s in Arlington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HdPT7VBQAmw7LMT1wZXsg-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday we took off from celebrating. 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I empathasized with them and told them I saw their point.&nbsp;&nbsp;SO, this year knowing that their every other year friend birthday party wasn\u2019t going to happen due to COVID-19, I decided we would extend their birthday\u2026it was only fair since they would be sharing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then a miracle occurred and somehow around 1:00 the sky cleared up, sun started to shine, and temperate warmed up.&nbsp;&nbsp;We were able to stick with our plan of having Cora and Grace come over for a pool party at Papa and Grandma\u2019s house.&nbsp;&nbsp;At 2:30 we departed our house\u2026me driving us all in masks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You girls swam for hours, opened presents\u2026many from Papa and Grandma, you indulged in donuts (Avery\u2019s birthday treat) and cupcakes (Emme\u2019s birthday treat), beat a pinata (which was a surprise), and ate pizza for dinner.&nbsp;&nbsp;Later in the evening, we read our annual birthday letters.&nbsp;&nbsp;You girls had a blast and were so 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