A Week In June

Mary, Chad, and sweet Liddy girl came home from the hospital on June 9. Charlotte, Sawyer and I ran to the grocery store and filled them up on groceries while Gigi stayed at their house and cleaned. By the time they got home from the hospital, the house was clean, the cupboards were stocked and lunch was on the table.

 

The welcoming committee greeted them at the driveway.

There were presents hanging around to be opened and the all three of them needed a good nap!

But first, Charlotte needed to steal some time away with the baby....her new obsession.

On June 11, we celebrated Mary's birthday. Gigi, Papa, us three, and cousin Melissa went to Mary's for dinner and cake.

How awesome does Liddy look in this???? Those eyes kill me.

Clearly Papa is obsessed with his time with his sweet girl.

 

 

We sang Happy Birthday to Aunt Bare since she never really got to celebrate.

Holding the very best present of all.

Clearly there were tears...

The lead vocalists of the choir.

On Father's Day we all spent a big part of the day at Mom and Dad's house. We grilled out and ate delicious food. John ,Mary, Chad, Liddy, and all of us were there.

The kids gave Daddy their gifts.

Charlotte helping explain Daddy's gift to him.

 

Playing outside on a beautiful Monday evening.

This guy right here and his long hair.

How cute is this face???

Someone was busy cooking and cleaning the house. :)

"Hewwoooooooo!!!"

 

We had a great week! I had more pictures from Father's Day but I have no idea where they are. It was a beautiful week weather wise and we loved getting to help Aunt Bare with Lydia as they both adjusted to new life! It's just a beautiful day....

 

 

Bare's Birthday and Visiting Lydia Mae

On June 8, 2014, we had a big day planned! It was a Sunday and it was the first full day that sweet Lydia Mae would be in this world! We got up and waited to talk to Mary about what time she wanted us to come visit. We headed over late morning to see them and to introduce the babies to Lydia Mae.

 

June 8 is also Mary's birthday so we took her a birthday present!

The kids didn't know what to expect. They are both very intrigued with hospitals so it was interesting to them that Aunt Bare was sitting in a hospital bed.

 

Charlotte meeting Lydia Mae for the first time.

How cute is her face????

And check out her hands. She is playing with them nervously.

Look at all of that hair :)

Gigi, Grandma Ann, Papa, and Katie were there too!

Clearly this guy had to be with Papa.

A few quiet minutes holding her new baby cousin and sitting with Aunt Bare.

 

I love this picture.

Pulling the blanket back so she can see her face better.

That sweet face....

 

Papa and his babies.

 

Dad brings his girls roses. It's always been his thing.

 

 

Great grandbaby #6 (with two more on the way as well).

The boys and baby girl.

Charlotte couldn't get enough.

 

 

 

 

So intrigued by this sweet baby.

Aunt Jaz and sweet Liddy girl.

Aunt Sarah just seems to boring. I shall go by Aunt Jaz

So he is in love.

Sawyer's face......

Giggles.

Alex is crazy about her.

 

 

Charlotte LOVES her "gwandma"

I love this picture.

This boy is so crazy about his "Maw Maw"

Smitten by another sweet baby.

Charlotte gave her bow to Lydia. Hilarious right?

 

We didn't stay terribly long. We knew they would have a ton of family and friends coming to visit. But we were all just smitten with this perfect baby. Who knew you could love someone else's kid so much?????

 

Welcome to this crazy world, Lydia Mae. You are so very loved already.

 

 

 

 

A Perfect Little Sunday

On Sunday, June 1st, we had a day that started nice and lazy hanging out at home. We did normal naps and just enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine. Then we met Gigi and Papa down at the Riverplex for the Children's Miracle Network telethon. Uncle Poop was a Miracle Child when he was 15...after his first head injury. The Children's Hospital is so close to our heart. We went to the telethon to enjoy all of the children's activities that they had there.  Dad has also been asked to join the Children's Hospital Board of Directors so he definitely wanted to go.

 

I didn't take very many pictures. We were busy taking it all in. Sawyer and Daddy found the food first, then all of the activities. This was the fun parachute game.

Charlotte, my little busy body, clearly wanted to play with all of the activities first. We checked out the face painting (freaked her out) and we checked out some of the games. She finally found some fun at the craft table with markers and stickers.  This older lady came over and asked Charlotte what she was coloring and what she was doing. She was very nice. She was a volunteer just wanting to take the weight off of her feet for a few minutes. Well, Charlotte didn't like the look of her. This was Charlotte watching EVERY MOVE that she made. EVERY MOVE.

As the lady sat there, Charlotte said, "Mom, that's a mean lady. That lady right there, she's mean and yucky. I don't yike dat lady." She would NOT take her eyes off her.

Here is the lady on the right....and Sawyer not caring on the left.

Charlotte didn't get anything else accomplished at the table. We walked around and looked at the other booths.

 

Then we headed to one of our favorite places....EMO's for ice cream!!!

Isn't that the smile of a girl excited about ice cream?????

How handsome is that face??????

After ice cream with Gigi and Papa, we headed home to enjoy some outside time before the storm came through.

The kids got some cheap kites. Daddy put them together.

How sweet is this picture????

Mr. Show Off on his hog.

 

He was trying a different trick.

Didn't pan out like it was supposed to.

There we go....

She LOVES her kite.

That's a MEAN sky (just like the MEAN lady).

But before the storm....let's catch up on our reading on the back deck....

Oh, you know, just reading "Freight Train"

What a little stud.

 

It was a perfect little Sunday with our family.

We are loving this late spring weather!!