It all started with a baby shower that I hosted with 7 other wonderful girls for my sweet friend and community group girl Jessica. I was so excited to celebrate her little boy Jude who is due to arrive in late July! There were several challenges to this shower that the hostesses creatively overcame... a 100+ invite list, a large room in our church that was severerly lacking in decoration, and a tight budget! I think we pulled it off wonderfully and I know that Jessica, James and Jude felt very blessed. I'll do a more detailed post on the shower once I get some pictures! :)
After the shower in the morning, Mike, Maddie and I drove down to Waco to watch our beloved Bears play in the NCAA Super Regionals against Arkansas. There are several reasons why I love living in Dallas, but getting to drive down to Waco (less than 2 hours away) to watch our Bears play definitely tops the list! After picking up our tickets at will call with an hour until first pitch, we checked out the bookstore (and bought a BU blanket since we totally forgot one and we had general admission seats, which means we were stuck out on the grassy knoll along the first base foul line!), went to say hi to the bears, and walked around campus.
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| One of the bears was out! Maddie loved saying "hi bear!" |
It was super hot (upper 90s), but with some creative shade (thanks Shawn for your car shades!), slushies, sweat, and sun screen we cheered the Bears on to an 8-1 victory over the Razorbacks.
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| our view from the sun-drenched grassy knoll! :) (I'm eating a slushie to keep cool!) |
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| Our Baylor Bear family! Hello squinty eyes, but Mike and Maddie look cute, so here ya go! :) |
After getting home at 10pm, we got up early for chuch to watch the babies in the nursery. Mike and I were in the newborn room (3-6 month olds) and we were totally shocked at how much we had forgotten about little babies! They just kinda sit around and either sleep or cry! I remember thinking about how hard it was to have a 3 month old... now, looking back, it was a walk in the park compared to having an active, boundary testing toddler! It was so sweet to cuddle these sweet babies so thier parents could go enjoy church. Because Mike and I served in the nursery for 2 years before we had MK, we felt super comfortable leaving MK in the nursery at Watermark when she was 2-3 months old... and we felt so blessed that people loved on MK so that we could go worship and get filled up! The other volunteers in the newborn room were all different stages of pregnant, so poor Mike was stuck in a small room with a bunch of preggos and 10 newborns! :)
We have a busy week ahead of us... swimming lessons, doctors appointments, Merge, lunch with friends, pool play dates, and something mom's really excited about- Mom's Night Out! :)
How was your weekend?
Love,
The very tired Vogs!
Well you must know my weekend was such a blessing. The shower was such an amazing time with family and friends. The 3 of us couldn't have felt more loved and cared for than we did on Saturday. Thank you for all the hard work and love you put into the day. It was so appreciated and will never be forgotten! Love you friend!
ReplyDeleteGlad yall had such a fun day! Love the family pic :)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, it still helps me through my days with all the sweeties. I know what you mean, babies are so much easier, but I think the challenge of toddlers is more fun. :)
ReplyDeleteLast weekend I got a vacation, I helped Matt clean his Apartment and had a blast even doing that. I know its because I feel like a single parent for 5, 6, 7 toddlers depending on the day. I have been craving help, support and teamwork. I have noticed that its been getting me really down lately that my days off are different from Matt's.
Last week was refreshing, we spent it with his little brother from big brothers big sisters, and his little brothers biological little sister at the stockyards. It was challenging for me, because they only speak spanish, but I loved so much to watch Matt care for them and to tag team with him.
This weekend, I am all on my own with the twins and triplets. Mommy took a break and went to Florida, and Daddy is taking a break as well. The triplets will be 2 tomorrow!! The twins will be 4 next week. Its been fun to watch them grow. I am taking them to an indoor safari in Plano to celebrate. Can't wait to hear more about whats going on with the Vogelaars, have a terrific weekend.