New park
Jake is in CA for a conference. The Shecklets and I went for a bike ride tonight and stopped to check out a new park.
Once we returned home, we had ice cream cones and Shecklets 1, 3 and 4 drew designs on the driveway.
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Shecklet #3’s First Communion
The cold and rain couldn’t take the joy out of today – Shecklet #3’s First Communion day!
Her godfather drove up from St. Louis to concelebrate her First Communion mass and presented her and her classmates with the Precious Blood. It was a gift to have him with us to celebrate this special day!
It’s been a long time since we had both godparents with us at the same time.
After mass, we returned to our house for brunch, cake and ice cream. My friends and mother-in-law were a big help in the kitchen, which was greatly appreciated 💗
We hated to see him go, but his trip to MN was a quick one. He wasn’t even in MN for 24 hours! We made sure to capture our usual two photo poses – regular and crazy!
The last photo we have of us was right before I was wheeled back for surgery. I’m happy to have a new one of the three of us together.
The first communicant received some very special cards and gifts today, including a book, her own Bible, and her great grandma Sheck’s rosary – she used it during her bedtime prayers tonight. ❤️
God bless you, sweet girl! Jesus loves you and so do we!
We have a teenager!
Thirteen years ago, this guy became the first Shecklet! We are incredibly proud of the young man he is becoming!
He requested chicken fettuccine alfredo for dinner tonight, followed by an angel food cake. (He lit his own candles this year 🎂.)
He’s around 5’7″ now – taller than a few aunties and getting close to looking me eye-to-eye!
Mother’s Day 2019
Spending the day with the four Shecklets who call me mom.
They know me well and bought me cake (a cupcake cake, actually) 🧁 as well as the two roses in background on the counter (from the Cherish Life group at church this AM.)
Baby names
Sitting at a track meet, Shecklet #4 says to me:
“I’m thinking of baby names for Stacie’s baby – Jim, Baby Cute, Joshua, Callahan, Johnny. That’s all I have for now.”
The big 4-0!
Happy birthday to this guy!
His parents came up and went to lunch with us and brought a cake for dessert. The umbrella will come in handy at the kids’ track meets and at the cabin this summer. 🏃♀️ ☂ 🏃
Birthday party with a piñata
We celebrated the birthday of our friends’ daughter this afternoon. Pizza, cake & ice cream and TWO piñatas! Breaking open the piñata and collecting candy is always a thrill for the kids. Thankfully the weather was nice enough for us to be outside.
FMSC with #4
Shecklets 2, 3, & 4 are participating in track this spring. However, today’s meet was cancelled due to impending crummy weather. (It never came our way – the rain and cold stayed to the south.) The track cancellation meant that I could take Shecklet #4 to FMSC to pack meals with a few other kindergartners from other classrooms at her school. It was fun to go with just her – and as you can see from the smile on her face, she enjoyed volunteering – just like her siblings do!
Battle of the Books – take 2
This kid read like crazy since the last book battle! His team took second place today – just one point behind the first place team. So proud of his self-starter attitude and love of reading!
He came home after the competition and cracked open a new book – this time he got to choose 📖
