Spring

The kids gave Annie one of their cereal straws - she loved all 300 grams of sugar in it!


One of my all time favorite gifts was given to me last Mother's Day. My pregnancy was becoming increasingly hard with many baby scares and a few serious health crisis. It seemed like everything that could go wrong would and everything I did was inadequate and led to more problems. On Mother's Day we went to the beach house and when we returned there was a beautiful pear blossom tree on our front porch. The note was from my kind and generous sister-in-law, Karla. It said that although this was technically a gift from my goddaughter, Abaigeal Karla was picturing a day a few years off when we might be taking pictures of her goddaughter (Annie - who was in my belly at the time) in front of it on her 1st Communion Day. I sat on the front steps and sobbed. It took us a few weeks to figure out where to put it and then it seemed like it was not doing well - it never blossomed and looked very droopy. I was so nervous that I had killed my tree! But today - at the end of a long week of sickness it blossomed with beautiful white blossoms. It is beautiful and perfect - reminding me of the renewal that come with spring. It is also a constant reminder of the love I feel whenever I am around my goddaughter and the happiness she has brought and continues to bring me each and everyday. Abby is a blessing in my life and I treasure her..............................and my tree!
I was very excited when I saw all of the blossoms on the tree and the kids asked why I was taking so many pictures of a tree. I don't know why - today it made me feel good and special to see my tree thriving and I wanted to take some pictures.
I also ventured out of the sick house for a while to go over and see Katie and Karla. In the life of a baby alot can happen in a week so I had no intention of letting that long go by without seeing my neice. She was a bit cranky at first but she and I had a chat and she eventually drifted off in my arms with a sweet smile on her face! She is perfect! PS - I didn't being my camera so this is a stolen picture from Karla - look at that gorgeous smile!