It was so fun to see Miffy who flew in the for the weekend from BYU! All the girls were sad when she couldn't come home with us to Houston. Aunt Jenny had come up with some fun and creative ways to decorate Easter eggs and we all had a great time -- I think Grandpa enjoyed it as much as the kids.
With Dawn, Melissa, and Catherine at an AMAZING baby shower they gave me at La Madeline. Everything was lovely -- they had so many sweet, special touches. It was such a fun night! And yes, I look like I'm about to deliver, but still have six weeks. The doctor who does my ultrasounds told me last month that baby boy is already measuring 5-7 oz. bigger than average. This is true to form for me as I have big babies -- I'm just hoping he doesn't exceed Jane's record of 9 lbs. 15 oz.
With Mom and Sara at the shower. It was so wonderful to have them there!
It was a pure delight to meet Cannon for the first time -- such a sweet-tempered, happy baby! We all adored him -- especially Abby who is our baby-lover. She hasn't stopped talking about him since he left.
Millie and her first lost tooth!
Millie after her baptism.
Millie loved having both sets of her grandparents here for her baptism -- the McLaughlins from Idaho and the Wards from Virginia. We so appreciate their making the effort to be here for this special day!
With friends and Anna, our babysitter, after the baptism.
Being somewhat spacey these days (my girls affectionately call it "Baby Brain"), I had forgotten that it was St. Patrick's day until late in the afternoon so we had to scramble to come up with a St. Patrick's day meal, but fortunately green-colored lemonade and green cookies did the trick.
Millie loved channeling her inner-lion in her second-grade program and she loved having Grandma there to see it.
In an effort to simplify things this year, for Millie's birthday, we invited three friends to come for dinner and a craft and then went to see "Annie" at a community theater. We made it a Broadway-themed bash and had a great time.
Phew! March has been a whirlwind month and we're just now attempting to get things back on track (at least until the baby comes)! It has been a month of major milestones -- one might say it has been the month of Millie (who is now requesting that she be called by her "real" name, Emily, but old habits die hard and I keep forgetting. Fortunately, she's a good sport.). She turned 8, was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accomplished a year-long goal as she finished reading The Book of Mormon, lost her first tooth (finally! She's watched for the past two years as all of her friends have lost teeth), and performed in her second-grade program. On top of all of this we have had a great time with visits from Grandma and Grandpa McLaughlin, Grammie and Grandpa Ward, Aunt Sara and baby Cannon, and visiting Aunt Jenny, Uncle Matt O., cousins and Aunt Miffy in Dallas! As a result, the girls are pretty out of whack and Mommy definitely needs a little down time, but it was worth it because of all of the great memories.
The McLaughlin and Oldroyd cousins after an Easter egg hunt at Jennifer's house in Dallas.
Abby showing off her stash.
Millie and her eggs.
Jane and Emma on the hunt.
All the kids ready for the hunt.
It was so fun to see Miffy who flew in the for the weekend from BYU! All the girls were sad when she couldn't come home with us to Houston. Aunt Jenny had come up with some fun and creative ways to decorate Easter eggs and we all had a great time -- I think Grandpa enjoyed it as much as the kids.
With Dawn, Melissa, and Catherine at an AMAZING baby shower they gave me at La Madeline. Everything was lovely -- they had so many sweet, special touches. It was such a fun night! And yes, I look like I'm about to deliver, but still have six weeks. The doctor who does my ultrasounds told me last month that baby boy is already measuring 5-7 oz. bigger than average. This is true to form for me as I have big babies -- I'm just hoping he doesn't exceed Jane's record of 9 lbs. 15 oz.
With Mom and Sara at the shower. It was so wonderful to have them there!
It was a pure delight to meet Cannon for the first time -- such a sweet-tempered, happy baby! We all adored him -- especially Abby who is our baby-lover. She hasn't stopped talking about him since he left.
Millie and her first lost tooth!
Millie after her baptism.
Millie loved having both sets of her grandparents here for her baptism -- the McLaughlins from Idaho and the Wards from Virginia. We so appreciate their making the effort to be here for this special day!
With friends and Anna, our babysitter, after the baptism.
Being somewhat spacey these days (my girls affectionately call it "Baby Brain"), I had forgotten that it was St. Patrick's day until late in the afternoon so we had to scramble to come up with a St. Patrick's day meal, but fortunately green-colored lemonade and green cookies did the trick.
Millie loved channeling her inner-lion in her second-grade program and she loved having Grandma there to see it.
In an effort to simplify things this year, for Millie's birthday, we invited three friends to come for dinner and a craft and then went to see "Annie" at a community theater. We made it a Broadway-themed bash and had a great time.
The girls posing with Annie after the show.
Posing with our friend, Riley (aka: Lily St. Regis), after the show. She was fabulous and the girls loved seeing someone they knew in the play.
