Alli's Baby Shower

On Saturday I had the honor of hosting a baby shower for my beautiful sister, along with some other dear family friends.  We had the best time planning this shower and I was so happy with how everything turned out!  We converted Alli and John to the crazy side ;) and they aren't finding out the gender of the baby until he or she is born, so we decided on the theme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How We Wonder What You Are"!  

The entry table - pictures of Alli and John as babies, cookie favors, and a sign-in/gender voting board!  For the record, I voted GIRL. :) 

The mantel - this was my favorite part!  

The food table - I didn't get a picture with all of the food out, but everything was amazing!  We had little bundtinis for dessert with star toppers, but again, I didn't get a close picture of them. :( 

I loved the star garland in the light fixtures!

The hostesses minus Annie who lives in San Diego…

Sharon and the Morris girls

Alli is the most beautiful mommy-to-be!  I am so excited to meet my niece or nephew!!!

The final votes - looks like girl is the winner! 

It was a wonderful day celebrating Mommy and Baby!!!

Rhett is 5 months old!

This squishy, precious boy is 5 months old!  I took Rhett to the pediatrician on the day he turned 5 months old because I thought he might have an ear infection (he didn't) and got to see how much he weighs… over 19 pounds!  Big boy.   

Rhett is definitely a momma's boy, but he is getting a little bit better about letting other people hold him.  He gets his feelings hurt if I put him down for very long.  He has the BEST smile and when he's happy, he's really happy.  When he's not, he's really not. ;) We tried out the jumper this month and sometimes he kind of likes it, but he doesn't seem too impressed overall.   I think he's at the age when he's a little harder to entertain - not sitting up yet, but getting bored laying down.  Rhett loves watching Reid and Georgia Kate play, giving big open-mouth kisses, and his lotion.  We put lotion on several times a day now due to his Eczema and he LOVES it so much!  He is drooling and chewing on everything he can, so I expect a tooth to pop through any day!  Rhett learned to roll from back to stomach this month and unfortunately that means we've entered the phase of rolling onto his stomach in his crib and then screaming.  Once we get him settled, he usually ends up on his side and often sucking his thumb!  Rhett has transitioned to usually taking three 45ish minute naps a day, sometimes four.  We are still waking up all night long most nights and trying to figure out what to do about that, but this sweet face makes all of the sleepless nights more than worth it...

Rhett, you are such a blessing to our family!  We are so thankful you are ours!!!

Take me out to the ballgame!

Today was Reid's very first T-Ball game!  Such a big milestone in a little boy's life.  He's been so excited about his first game!  The league we are in is very low key and perfect for exposing the kids to the game.  They have practice before the game each week (instead of a separate practice during the week), so it makes for a big morning.  The weather could not have been more beautiful and we all enjoyed cheering for Reid!  He got a great hit and had a lot of fun!  Chris is the coach and I think he got a little glimpse into what my life was like as a teacher for 6 years. ;)  He did such a great job with the kids!  

He looks so little. :)

Reid is happy to be on the same team with his buddy, Pierce!

I am so excited to be a baseball mom!!! :)

Easter Week(end)!

We celebrated Easter all week and enjoyed some beautiful spring weather! 

We dyed Easter eggs before bed one evening and the kids loved it!

We had an egg hunt with our small group.  Love these kiddos!

I got to go to Reid's class Easter party.  I always love spending time with him at school!

They had an egg hunt earlier in the day, then had a special lunch, and then went outside to fly kites and have fun with confetti eggs!

We celebrated with Grandma and Grandpa on Friday with more confetti eggs and more egg hunting!

This technically wasn't an Easter celebration, but on Saturday, we went to our friend Penny's birthday party and this girl's dreams came true.  She has been asking to ride a pony for the last several months and she finally got her chance!  The look on her face may not show it, but she was so proud and excited. :) 

On Sunday morning we went to church and then to Mumsie and Popsie's house.  

It was so sweet to celebrate baby Rhett's first Easter.  

Sometimes I still can't believe we have three kids.

My brother in law's brother is now also my brother's roommate!  The kids love having Pete around!  

Here's a close up of the precious bubble Mumsie made Rhett...

We enjoyed brunch and an afternoon of more egg hunting and the big kids' first swim of the year!  

Happy Easter!

More Rhett Smiles

This smile just melts me!

3 things about our 3

Rhett slept in his crib at night for the first time on Tuesday, March 15.  We had already taken the pack and play out of our room to bring to the beach, so it seemed like a natural time to make the switch when we got back.  I am so sad not to have him in our room, but I know it was probably time.  

This girl just started the "why" phase and it's already driving me a little crazy! Haha!  She is also VERY in touch with her emotions and I credit/blame Daniel Tiger. ;) When someone does something she doesn't like, she makes it very clear how she feels. "You took that away from me and that makes me feel very upset!" or "You told me no and that makes me feel mad!"  With all that sass, also comes a whole lot of sweet!

Our big boy is really into calendars and dates.  He has 3 calendars in his room and loves memorizing everyone's birthdays, asking how many days until certain events, and marking off days.  Also, two words - MARCH MADNESS.  He is now obsessed with basketball and keeping up with his bracket.

Georgia Kate loves holding her baby brother.  I think it's clear that our little peach has her own look! 

My big kids...

This is what it looks like to try to get a picture of three kids. :) Georgia Kate adores those boys.  In the morning or after her nap she often says, "I want to go see my brothers!"