What a wonderful day! Except for family living out of state, we had all of our family together today to celebrate our youngest daughter Noelle. We had three baby blessings in our ward today (and anticipate three more next month!) and then had all our family to our home for some food and great company. Everyone loved having the chocolate fountain (who doesn't love chocolate?), we had a pony birthday cake for the March birthdays (Charlotte and me), and lots of love for Ellie!
Our Eternal Family of FIVE!
She's so cute and sweet! I'm enjoying this girl more and more!
Cousins and chocolate.
I really enjoyed the day and I've decided that the best way for me to enjoy a party is not taking responsibility for cooking to order 25 hamburgers and taking care of a new baby! It was really a great day. Brett gave a beautiful blessing and I am more grateful each day to be a mother! Really, I enjoy it more each time (even though it's definitely harder the older I get!). This is the first time that our baby has cried through the blessing, but it didn't seem to bother Brett. Ellie calmed right down as soon as she could sit up a little more and the circle opened around her. She's a bit older than her sisters were when they got blessed, and definitely more of a momma's girl too. Thanks to all those sweet aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins for coming and sharing this day with us, and for helping out so much! Ellie is so loved!
Last night the girls and I went outside to water the garden, harvest our strawberries and peas, and play outside as the evening cooled off. Our activities got cut off early by some lightening, thunder and rain sprinkles. So, we sat under the patio and watched the storm. I enjoyed it more than the girls, but it was a phenomenon to them too. We came inside for jammies as Dad came home and announced that we needed to go outside to see something. Straight south of us was a HUGE and bright RAINBOW! I don't know that I've ever seen a complete rainbow crossing the entire sky before! It even had a reflection rainbow to the west. It was amazing and beautiful. Katie is still talking about it today and added it to her birthday wish list-she'd like a rainbow for her birthday! I'm so glad that we live in a world where our loving Father in Heaven showers us with such amazing gifts!
