Blessing, Baseball and Just Plain Busy

Neil blessed Eliza on April 28th.  We were so glad that both of our parents were able to be there.  Blessing days are always such special days.  I am so thankful for the priesthood Neil holds and honors and the ways he is able to bless our family.  Some things I remember from the blessing are the faith of her ancestor Eliza Cusworth, whom she was named after and a love of home and family. 

 

I had a vision of what I wanted her dress to look like, a bunch of satin ruffles.  I didn't have a pattern and so of course it was not turning out.  Finally on Friday I decided I had to do something else and finished it Saturday at midnight.  Neil kept telling me just to have her wear Lucy's but I just couldn't.  I didn't want Eliza 25 years from now holding it against me that she was the only child I did not make a blessing outfit for.  It turned out really pretty and she looked like a little princess.

 

3 generations on both sides 

 

 

All the ladies 

 The two Conners killed some time while they waited for the food by playing a game of chess.

 

Sam and Mikey started playing t-ball/baseball.  Mikey was so excited to start and the day of his first practice he was 100 questions.  Sam on the otherhand is their for the social aspect.  Neil had to bribe him to stop picking grass in the infield with popsicles.  It is pretty fun to watch.  It has made life really busy right now however.  There is baseball every night often along with soccer practice twice a week so we are juggling kids getting them here and there.  I am glad they are being active though. 

 

 

 

 Me and Eliza hanging out at a pretty cold game.

 Mikey graduated from preschool and is ready for kindergarten.  He absolutely loved his teacher Mrs. Jensen and his class.  So much so that on the two nights after graduation he cried himself to sleep because he wished his teacher could be his teacher forever.  He asked if I could set up a play date with her soon.  She really was amazing and so kind and fun.  I am sad she is moving because I had hoped to put Lucy in her class.

 Eliza is starting to smile.  This was the best I've been able to get so far on camera.  It's so fun that she's not just a little blob now.  She's starting to react to us.  At her 1 month visit she weighed 10 lbs. 3 oz. 

 Eliza's first day at church at 2 weeks.

 Pretty in Pink at 5 1/2 weeks.  I just love getting her all dolled up for church.

 She's starting to really hold her head up well.

Conner had his piano recital and played really well.  He did not want to take lessons during the summer because he wanted to have a free summer.  Oh summer how I can't wait and also how I dread.  This is our first real summer and I'm ready for the slower pace and sleeping in but not sure what all I'm going to do to keep the kids busy.  I'm working on a schedule and have lots of ideas.  Only time will tell how well those go.  Last year we had passes to Lagoon, the Planetarium, Seven Peaks, Treehouse and Dinosaur Museum and so it was easy.  This year we were only able to get passes to Seven Peaks so it's going to be harder.

 

I forgot how little you get done with a baby.  I feel very accomplished if I'm able to get one load of laundry done and a decent dinner on the table each night and nothing else.  I try really hard to not get upset and frustrated that the house is constantly a mess and there's not much I can do about it.  We're definitely having a garage sale and DI run once soccer is over to get rid of some of a lot of this "stuff" that weighs us down.  I usually work on projects in the evening but that's Eliza's wakeful time.   She is a pretty good baby.  She still sleeps most of the day.  She's usually awake from 6-11, with from 8 on being her fussy period where either or Neil or I get nothing done.  I often choose to hold her because he's got more on his plate right now than I do.