Mother's Day 2009

Well Mother's Day came & went and what an awesome day it was!! I feel so blessed to be the mother of the sweetest, smartest, most beautiful baby ever born!! We dedicated her at First Assembly that day & then had wine & brunch with Paul & Barbie at our favorite restaraunt, Paulette's in Midtown. Here are the pics..the bonnet is an heirloom given to Caroline by her Uncle Dave & Mary & cousins Libby & Anne...

Love,

The Nickels

Caroline's Christening

What a beautiful day! We held her christening at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Germantown, which is where Paul & Barbie attend. It was a small & private ceremony. The only people in attendance were Caroline's grandparents, Jean, Dot & Bill, Caroline's Godparents Anne & Lee Hage and Mary Helen & Grace. It was photographed by Brandie Delisi. It was a beautiful Saturday & we are so honored that Grandpa was able to christen her.

Later that evening, we all went to Paul & Barbie's for a Commissary bbq dinner. Thanks to all who were able to share in this very special day with us!

April 2009 Update

Above is Caroline and her great-grandfather with her two cousins, Mary Helen & Grace.

Caroline's great-great aunts, Sandra and Janice with their instruments. They are so talented!!

Caroline & her Nanny.

Wow!! I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged. I guess we've just been busy with 'life'. In the meantime, ALOT has happened...

--I turned 31 but as Shanna says you can't tell because everything I have has been lasered or injected..Haha.

--Caroline got to enjoy a weekend with her great-grandmother (my mom's mother) & 2 great-aunts & my mom when they came to visit my birthday weekend. We spent the weekend scouring junk sales & flea markets & music stores, which is a favorite pastime of the Sisters. In addition, we ate at the famed 'Rendevous' but my money is still on Central for the best bbq in Memphis.

--Caroline got christened by her great-grandfather (jason's paternal grandfather) when he came to visit this past month. What an honor!!

--Caroline got to meet her cousins Mary Helen & Grace when the Hage's came to visit the weekend of Caroline's christening. We spent the weekend eating great food prepared by Barbie & just visiting. We also went to the zoo on Sunday, which the kiddies & adults loved. More importantly though, Grandpa got to be with all 3 of his great-granddaughters at the same time.

--Caroline got to spend quality time with her Grandma Debra when she came in for a week & the spoiling ensued. She got to drink sweet tea (she is southern, after all) & got lots of new clothes & toys..all courtesy of Grandma Debra.

--and to top it all off, April was my biggest month ever at work, despite a slow start.

So needless to say, with all of the activity over the past month, we haven't even gotten around to planting yet, much less blogging. It's rained so much this spring, we are hoping for some pretty weather this weekend because this will be the first weekend that we will actually have a chance to work in the yard this year. In spite of the neglect, our roses look AWESOME. They are so full & pretty. Our irises are in full bloom right now as well.

RE: Caroline....as you can imagine, every day her personality blossoms more. She hasn't crawled yet & we aren't rushing it. In fact, Lorrie Fisk thinks she's going to skip it all together. She recently had her pictures made with Brandie Delisi out at Mike Miller's place (thanks Weston) and I think Brandie captured her personality beautifully. While he was here, Grandpa made the comment about how 'congenial' she is & I think he summed it up perfectly! despite the fact that she's teething.)

Anyway, here are a few pics...

Hope everyone is well!