Father’s Day 2019
Celebrating this guy and all that he does for us. Happy Father’s Day, Jake!
Tag: weekend
Kid quotes – Licorice stores
Pulling in to the local liquor store, Shecklet #4 says to me, “Licorice stores have suckers for kids.” Apparently she’s been to one before and remembered. I learned this is, in fact, correct while paying for my beverages tonight. (And yes, she said “licorice.” I didn’t correct her because it was too cute.)
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!
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.)
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!
Impromptu bowling 🎳
Jake’s brother and sister-in-law are in town for Easter and we were able to schedule a little time with them this evening at Bowlero. The kids played a few games in the arcade afterwards.
Guess I only captured Shecklet #3, but trust me, the others played as well.
Before heading out, we captured the latest aunt & uncle group shot with the Shecklets.
Walk over the river
We took advantage of the sunshine and went to the local dam to see how high the water was and do a little walking.
FMSC – Saints Yes!
Our Saints Yes! group volunteered at Feed My Starving Children this morning. It’s always time well spent, but also doubles as a great morning with my boys. Our group packed 26 boxes of the total for the session!
The boys want to go back after Easter – and the girls want to go along as well. I’m looking forward to making that happen. This organization in particular makes it easy for families to actively engage their kids in something life changing for other kids. I think that’s part of why we love volunteering there so much.