Olivia's Christening Pictures

Truthfully, these are not the greatest pictures either.  The lighting in the Church wasn't the greatest and my sister was tossing the camera around to anyone available...so most of them are blurry...but they are still precious & pricless to have.

A better picture of the gorgeous gown and the adorable Olivia.

A close up.  Check out the hand stitched embroidery on the gown!

The Proud Parents & Godparents

The Da Silva Family

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I'm a Godmother!

My niece, Olivia Madeline, was baptized this past Saturday and I have the honor of being her Godmother. The entire day was just perfect. Olivia wore a Christening gown that my mother intricately sewed by hand. She was dedicated to sewing this gown for several weeks, but I assure you that all of her hard work paid off in the end. It was absolutely stunning and no store-bought gown could have come close to its beauty or meaning behind it. It was sewed with love and will most definitely become an heirloom piece in our family. Olivia was a trooper the entire day - we hardly heard a peep out of her during the ceremony and she didn’t even cry when the Deacon poured the holy water over her head. After the ceremony, Maria & Bryan hosted a celebratory lunch at their home which was absolutely delicious. The weather was gorgeous and we all sat outside in their covered lanai to eat, drink and mingle. Olivia slept through most of her party but I know everyone else thoroughly enjoyed themselves. I’m still in the process of getting some better pictures from my sister, Rachael, but in the meantime here are a couple that Rick was able to snap…

A little startled but no crying!

A sneak peek at the gorgeous Christening gown that my mum sewed...























The adorable Olivia Madeline...

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Easter Sunday

Mia was pleasantly surprised when she woke up on Sunday morning to see that the Easter Bunny had made a visit to our house.  We had a small egg hunt and then she opened her Easter basket filled with goodies...and by the looks of this picture, the Easter Bunny did good!

This was the best picture I could get of Mia in her Easter dress.  She stayed in the dress for a whopping 15 minutes before she changed into a t-shirt & shorts so she could play on her swing set.  So I'm very glad that I didn't buy her a new dress for Easter this year.

Oh, and for the record...those marks on her neck or not from possible strangulation marks. We don’t abuse our kid that bad. ; ) They’re from our dog leash (long story) and only look like possible strangulation marks. So please don’t call child services on Rick and I.

Moving right along...we spent a wonderful afternoon with the Huck's and had an absolutely amazing dinner.  The menu consisted of Ham, Beef Tenderloin with a caper horseradish cream, Lori's famous Hungarian potatoes, a Spinach salad and rolls.  I can honestly say that I enjoyed this meal better than Thanksgiving dinner...and that's HUGE since Thanksgiving dinner is usually my favorite meal of the year.  For dessert we had carrot cake, mini cheesecakes and cupcakes for the kids - all homemade since I really do love to bake.  I was bad and didn't take anymore pictures after our guests arrived, but I have a pretty good excuse since I was busy in the kitchen...and like I mentioned before - it was all worth it in the end!  : )

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Fun filled Saturday

We're absolutely loving this warm weather we're finally having and Mia took full advantage of it by taking her first dip in the pool this year.  The water was absolutely freezing but Mia couldn't care less since she is somehow unphased by extreme cold temperatures.  I, on the other hand, only got as far as dipping my big toe in the pool.  And now some pictures...which is why you're all here in the first place.  ; )

Just a tad bit cold...

But that didn't stop her from going in!

Having fun on the boogie board...

After a nice long nap, we had some more fun coloring Easter eggs later that afternoon.

I love the look of concentration in this pic...

Say "cheese"...

Our materpieces...

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Mia Funny

The other day Mia was talking about her friends at school.  Most of them already have siblings and she was telling me who has a little brother and who has a little sister.  Then she paused and said, “but my baby brother isn’t done yet”.  After a good laugh, I told her that she was exactly right – he’s not done yet since he’s got to cook in mummy's belly for another 16 wks!  : )

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24 Week Appt Update

This morning I had my 24 wk appt and it went very well.  Weight, blood pressure and uterus measurements were all good.  Truthfully, it was a pretty boring appt...but that's a very good thing!  I scheduled my 28 wk appt which involves the glucose tolerance test (gestational diabetes screening).  It's a good thing that Easter is this weekend and not the weekend before the test.  ;)  The Dr. also told me that I will start my bi-weekly appointments at 28 wks.  Holy moly - I can't believe how fast this is flying by!

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Our Nursery Theme

I finally found bedding and a theme for the nursery! I was getting so discouraged by the baby boy bedding selection until I found these 'Shooting Star' bumpers and absolutely fell in love with them.

Here is the photo that I plan on getting my inspiration from...

Of course, I still need to get Mia's room done first before I start on the nursery. I've made a lot of progress cleaning out the closet in that room and the zillion drawers in that armoire. The queen bed has been put on Craig's List and then we'll start painting once that is sold. I've already picked out a really pretty yellow color for her room...so it's coming together little by little.  Pictures to follow as soon as some more progress has been made.

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