McKay's Blessing

Over President's/Valentine's Day weekend, we were able to bless McKay. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this is when a worthy male member of the church who holds the Priesthood (in our case, Cory) gives the child a name and a blessing. It was a special time for our family, and we were so grateful that my brothers and their families made the effort to come share it with us. David and Maida and their daughter Abi came from Pennsylvania, and Scott and Brook and their sons Lincoln and Tad came from Michigan. We had a really fun weekend together!

Of course, I missed not being able to have my parents, grandparents, other siblings and their families here. But, since we do live far away, I am very thankful that my brothers moved to the east the same time we did so we can get together now and then.

Also, thanks to our friend Diana, we were able to go on a Valentine's Date with Scott and Brooke (David and Maida weren't able to come in until later) for lunch at Mt. Vernon. This was no small task for Diana to take on, as she already has two boys of her own, then added 2 of ours (we took McKay) and Scott and Brooke's 2...all done solo since her husband, Dave, was out of town. 6 little boys under age 6! We were very thankful for her generosity and had a great time!

Crazy Hair Day

Last Friday was "Crazy Hair Day" at Lucas's school.

I Want to be a Missionary Now

We got the boys new shirts and ties last week.

They were excited to wear them to church and told me they looked like missionaries.

Lucas said, "No one is going to recognize me!"

Food

I was washing my hands after a diaper change when the thought came to me, "A large portion -- 95%? -- of today's activities have revolved around food!" Nothing earth shattering.
And I don't know why it came after a diaper change... just a realization. Just for kicks and giggles, here's a quick run-down of the day from McKay's 6:30 am feeding....
Make breakfast for family, which includes a separate meal for Gabriel.
Make lunches to send with Cory and Lucas.
Make snacks to send with Lucas and Gabey to school.
Get everyone to school, come home to clean up food prep mess.
Feed McKay.
Feed myself.
Shower.
Make week menu/grocery list.
Pick up Gabey and do grocery shopping.
Return home to put food away.
Feed McKay.
Feed Gabriel and myself.
Clean up food prep.
Play with Gabey.
Snack for Lucas when he gets home.
Feed McKay.
Prepare dinner.


Following dinner will, of course, mean clean up. Then we'll do bedtime ritual, followed by another McKay feeding. I anticipate ending the evening by getting Cory his dinner when he gets home later...and, to be honest, a little snack of some sort for me. After all, all those McKay feedings don't come from nothing.