We have had the most wonderful and exhausting last month. Right after Gemma was born, Minnesota finally turned to spring. So Tom and I went to work in the yard landscaping, and making the yard more our own. This is our first spring in our new home! It has been so fun for the kids to explore our little yard and enjoy the outdoors! Grandmom Lorrie came to visit us for six days in the middle of May. What a treat is was to have her with us!! The boys really bonded with Grandmom, and loved playing with her. She was an amazing help to us, and it was REALLY nice having an extra pair of hands around the home, because life with three little ones is crazy. I have not fully adjusted to it yet. While Mom was with us, we went to the Zoo, walked around lakes, had a 'pirate' themed birthday party for Freddy ( he is 4!!!!), enjoyed lots of delicious meals together, and even got out for some mother/daughter time. A few days after Mom left, we had Gemma's baptism. It was a beautiful day! Luis and Cal are her Godparents, and their whole family was able to there. Tom's brother Fr. John was also in town, and said the baptism. After the baptism, Cal and Luis spent six days with us, and we had the most delightful time. The best part was watching the kids enjoy each other's company so much. The boys had a 'sleep over' in Freddy's room each night, and they played so well together each day. We enjoyed the simple things in life, such as ice cream, trolley rides, parks, and the back yard. It was so special to have our familes together for that amount of time.
Right after they left, we drove up to the Berg's cabin and spent the weekend. Frederick had a blast fishing with Tom. He is a true fisherman. We just got back, and are ready to have a quiet few weeks to recover from all our fun adventures this past month.
Gemma is doing well and gave me her first smile today!!! Yeah!!!
3 comments:
YAY- Truly Outrageous Gem is smiling! Everything looks great Cath! What happened to Bergy Town? Thanks again for a great time in MN. You guys were wonderful hosts and I hope we can return the fun some day. Cut yourself some slack on the adjustment phase to 3 kids. I'm still feeling it. Embrace chaos baby!
Love you guys,
cal
ps- Thanks again Uncle Tom for the rockin hair cuts.
Hey Cath! I love it!!! That picture of Gemma with your mom is wild...she is the spitting image of you when you were that size (and yes, i do remember that!!! yikes!)
So glad you've joined the blogasphere :) Can't wait to be able to really keep up with you all
Hooray for another blog! Gemma does look like you did Catherine! As for getting used to 3 kids mine are 15, 13 and 9 and I am still overwhelmed :)
Love Jacqueline
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