This is a picture of Millie's friend Rory that I took at our last GTG. I am writing you about some sad news tonight. One of the families in our Mommie group has suffered a great loss. Abbie's husband & Rory's daddy, Colin, took his life on Thursday. 
I know some of these are fuzzy but I was trying to show you her teeth. They were too cute not to post them! These prove that Millie's mouth is just like mine in more ways than one! She has another tooth coming and so she is drooling and a little fussy. 
We celebrated Earth Day with a bang! Millie's school did a little Earth Day festival. Each parent was supposed to come up with an idea for their booth. Mat and I brain stormed and came up with an idea for planting sunflower seeds. So I collected around 35 of Millie's baby food jars and saved them for weeks. I went to Home Depot and got some organic planting soil and organic sunflower seeds. Mat and I set up our little "booth" in the schools yard. All the little kids came over and we helped them fill thier jar with soil. Put the seeds in. And more dirt. And then closed it with the lid. As you can see here, they are growing pretty well! Hopefully all of Millie's classmates are having success as well. 
Of course we had to find an outfit for Earth Day and thank goodness she can still squeeze into this onesie from Nancy. It had the perfect Earth Day message! Click here to enjoy the pictures of Millie hanging around with us on the couch. And of Millie's little garden. 
On Monday we had a playdate with Millie's buddy Vince. Jackie and Matt were celebrating their wedding anniversary...6 years! Congrats to them! Anyway, so Vince came over and despite Millie's sickness, the kids really had a good time. To see more pictures, click here.
Stealing the blog to talk about our friends a bit. Mike and Katie Shahriari are great friends of ours. They are due at the end of May with their first baby girl. My friend Angel and I co-hosted a baby shower for Katie. It was lovely and she was very happy. 
To see pictures from the shower, click here.
After getting home from a great vacation, we slept in, in preparation for another big day! Easter morning when Millie woke up we had a great surprise for her. I had been working on a cute little Easter basket for our little bunny. No candy but she looooved the eggs. We had some books in there. And some cute ears. She even had some little potted plants that are growing really well! She seemed to really enjoy it!
After the basket fun, we headed to church at Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church. It's only about a half a mile from our house and it's been really nice to walk to church each Sunday. After church we took some family photos. I was thinking about grabbing a neighbor to take our picture but opted to set the camera on the porch and use the self-timer. I was pleased with the one we did get! 
What does every other family do on Easter Sunday? Dress up like bunnies and head to Turner Field for a 
To see pictures from Easter, click here.
DJ: talk talk talk talk to anyone about anything. He was so sweet and wanted to hang out and play with Rex (the dog). He had no problem talking to me who was basically a stranger to him! He was so sweet to stay inside with all the babies since it was so hot outside. Little Mallory was napping at home so I didn't get to meet her but I am sure I will next time! 
Followed close behind DJ was his shadow, Austin. Austin followed DJ around and did everything he did. It was so cute! DJ would climb up on the couch and Austin would get upset cause he couldn't get up there just yet. Austin was crawling all over the house and showing everyone his toys. He is a very very sweet little boy. Austin and Millie even shared some hugs although I didn't get it on camera! How cute!
Little Mia: She has these amazing big blue eyes that may or may not change color. When you look at her you see both her mommy and her daddy. Maybe a little bit more of her Daddy in her face. Rick held her most of the time and boy you can feel the love he has for her. She is a very happy baby, never cried once. She is going to be a charmer for sure! Misty is doing a great job!
Blake: We got to spend some time with no-fear Blake on Wednesday and Saturday. That kid will do ANYTHING, he has no fear! And he is quick as a whip! One minute he is there, the next he is not! Where did he go? Where did he go? Oh there he is on the steps! He has an amazing grin that shows all of his little teeth! Missy gets quite a workout from running after Blake.
On Friday it was babies babies babies in South Florida! 
Little Elisabeth is just the calmest, quietest, easiest baby ever. She just looks at you and studies you. She is very laid back and easy going. She doesn't fuss or get upset. She is just chill. She looks just like Michell (I think) and is going to be beautiful just like her Mommy. It was so nice to see and hold them. Nothing hold Michell and Edison back. They are out and about all the time which is sooo great! Need to run to the store for milk, load em up! Michell brought all the babies over to Allison's by herself! One baby is sleeping, she is playing with the other two. Then another one falls asleep and she rotates. She rocks as a mommy! 
We had a lovely Seder at the Tainow's Thursday night. It was my first and it was alot of fun. We had books and sang songs. Jill and Mat did an excellent job describing the details of the Seder. We really enjoyed ourselves and our fabulous family. So many friends and family came over that we almost didn't fit! But we did and it was a great time. The abundance of food was plenty and I finally got to taste the infamous Gilda brisket I had heard so much about. Here are some of my favorite pictures but to see all the pictures from Thursday night, click here.
