I can be a little forgetful...

About 50% of the time, when I load all the kids into the van to go somewhere, I have to run back into the house at least once to grab something I forgot (phone, keys, diapers, sunglasses, etc).

You know it's bad, though, when you are walking out of the house with your 2-year-old and he says, "Mom! Keys!"

And to top it off, he was right. They were still hanging on the key hook.

Our First First Communion

Elena celebrated her first communion on April 19th, which also landed on my parents' 40th wedding anniversary. I was still dealing with morning sickness at the time and didn't get around to put anything on the blog at the time.  

 This last picture was actually taken on the feast of Corpus Christi. We had a big procession around town after Mass. All the girls who made their first communion this year were invited to come wearing their dresses and to throw flower petals during the procession. We were expecting a whole pew full of girls in white dresses, but Elena was the only one who showed up in her dress. I was very thankful she doesn't get overly self-conscious.

Something Borrowed, Blue, Old and Cute

Seth's little bigger brother got married last month! I'm sure we'll have more pictures to come, but for now here's one of Charlie's outfit for the big day. His was my favorite (after the beautiful bride's, of course).

It was my brother's outfit when he was the same age, so it's almost 40 years old. I was so glad it still fit, and Charlie loved it.