Bath Time

Alexa enjoys her time in the pink tub! (thank goodness!) Gram and I gave her a sink bath but that didn't go over too well....so we're going to stick with the infant tub.

She looks so sweet in her little lamb towel. I guess the bath wore her out because she promptly fell asleep!

Yes, we give her baths in our kitchen because the sink holds her infant tub much better than in our bathroom. It's funny because I always have to make sure there aren't any dishes in the sink before we begin the bath.

Fourth of July!

We hosted a fun Fourth of July weekend at our house and it was great having the family in town! We attended the Thoroughgood annual picnic which was really cute. There was a lot of food, games, a bounce house, and lots of neighbors! Our babies were a little young to participate in the fun games but maybe next year.

The fireworks turned out to be a bit of a drama....Kevin played with the orchestra in a concert on the beach at the oceanfront. We had hoped to watch the concert and then fireworks but didn't realize just how CROWDED it would be! It was a complete mob scene and after about an hour of crawling down Pacific Avenue we decided to turn around. Mom and Dad were already there so they enjoyed the performance. Katie, Jacob, the babies and I ended up watching fireworks from the parking lot of my yoga studio! It was very "Griswold" of us but at least we got to see them!

Our First Mother's Day

Mother's Day was a very sweet and special time at our house this year. Having Grandma, Mom, Dad, Katie and Jillian here made it especially fun. Four mothers and 3 generations of Fenilis/Brennans were in our little house!

We visited the beautiful Norfolk Botanical Gardens. It's so close to our house and such a wonderful way to spend a day. We saw the most gorgeous and HUGE display of roses I've ever seen, amazing fountains, and more flowers, plants, and trees than I can name. This place is incredible and truly a treasure here in Hampton Roads. We had a picnic lunch of "nice" sandwiches as Dad would say. I think the highlight for everyone was the Children's WOW Garden (World of Wonders). It's an adorably cute water garden and Jillian had the time of her life! An enchanted forest of Fairy Tails will be coming this summer and I can't wait to see it!

Mom, Dad, Katie, and Jillian brought delicious treats from Baker's Crust (my personal favorite) over for brunch which was a perfect start to the day. It was sad to see them all go but I was really thankful for a family visit on my first Mother's Day!