Nora Has Arrived!

Eleanor Rose

12:51 pm 8 pounds 10 ounces 20 3/4 inches

Baby Sister

We'll be welcoming Baby Sister into the world tomorrow! We're so excited that she'll finally be here! I'll update soon! Please keep us in your prayers!

Advice

I just love the concept behind this blog! 500 Pieces of Prudent Advice for My Baby Daughter is written by a mother (obviously). The advice is great. It's inspiration to start a list for my girls.

Some examples:

#82 Anytime you are debating whether to shower or not, take the shower.

#81 Champagne is for sipping.

#80 Not everyone is going to like you, and that's just fine.

A Party

My daughter won't turn 3 until next week, but we had her birthday party Memorial Day Weekend. Since Baby Sister is due to arrive soon, we wanted to avoid her crashing it - not a good introduction to your new little sister. Anyway, the party was wonderful, and I (finally) have lots of pictures to share.

The invitation:

The castle cake:


Decorations:
A treasure chest of party favors
The gifts:

The food:
Our family were all great sports about dressing up.



Aaaarrrrggghh!


The bouncy house:



Greeting the guests:

Grandma wore her Maleficent, the bad witch, costume but had to promise the birthday girl that she would "be good" at the party (No sleeping spells, please!).
Snow White and Ariel



Singing "Happy Birthday":



What a fun day! Thank you, family, for all of your help!