yay for nieces!

Aloysia Lynn Rennick
29 June 2009 at 10:24
7 lbs 9 oz
20 inches

It's official...I a have a niece, and now I feel like a REAL aunt! I actually have 3 {as of today} nephews, but NEVER see them. I have probably seen my nephews less than I have seen my new 4 day old niece! I LOVE new babies, and am SOOOO happy that I got to come to Kentucky to meet her so soon!

Hazel and Aloysia--yes the same as Hazel's middle name...it was their grandmother's middle name--are only 6 months apart, and I can't wait to see these 2 grow up! The plan is to all live in Louisiana in a few years. It's gonna be so fun! I've been here since Tuesday, and I'm sad that Sunday is almost here.

suprise!

Orum turned 30 on Saturday, and I actually pulled off a surprise party! It was supposed to be "top secret" but I allowed a certain 5 year old to overhear me inviting people! I stressed to her the importance of keeping the secret--she had to keep it for 5 days!

Within the first 10 seconds of seeing Renee, after she heard of the party Orum told Renee that he could tell she was keeping a secret! Luckily, she didn't tell, and I somehow convinced him that it was about his present.

The plan was for him to go sailing in the morning {sailing lessons were his present} and then come home to a party. Well, the lesson got cut short so there was a lot of deception involved to pull it off, but it worked-thanks to Lora who helped me work frantically on the banner, kept my kids, and washed my dishes! He was definitely surprised! Now I just need to stay away from the cupcakes! Amanda really should have taken them home with her...I didn't realize that homemade cupcakes were SOO good!

snaggle tooth....

After months of claiming to have a wiggly tooth...last night she had a tooth that was literally about to fall out! Orum offered to pull it and she was SOOO excited to let him do it. Several little girls lost teeth at school last year, I think she secretly wanted to loose one at school because you get a sticker. Sorry, Renee you lost yours at home.

So they wiggled, pulled, swished, and admired the tooth. I didn't get too many pictures because Orum felt the need to have it all videoed. We now have a documentary on pulling teeth! I'm just glad that he was here to do it, because the sound of the roots popping and breaking GROSSES me out! I think I put on a good act though because Renee never picked up on it.

I heard the tooth fairy was paying lots of money these days, but she brought Renee a half dollar, a quarter, a dime, a nickel, and a penny. She could care less about bills, so I guess maybe the tooth fairy knew that. She has been carrying her coins and little tooth pillow around all morning!

like twins...

yesterday was fun. it was like i had twins! looks can be deceiving...they are actually only 11 days apart! when hazel woke up from her nap, she was greeted by Parker. he started showing off by doing some push-ups. {seriously, it's SOO cute! he does them all the time!}i suppose he thought the push-ups would win her over, and went in for a kiss. she denied him...and he decided to just pose for the camera instead.
next up...FOOD! these 2 LOOOOVE to eat, and why not start with feet?! seriously, these 2 are going to be fun to watch for the next year! {parker's daddy will be a real doctor next year and will move away to idaho. sad for hazel.}

still waiting...

oh so patiently...for his pirate room!

maybe tomorrow. for now it's nice. hazel still hasn't decided to go back to sleeping through the night, and he's totally immune to her crying. I have a feeling that it won't be the same with Renée!