MA's First Bug and The Help

Well, it happened. Our first illness as a family of four. Poor Mary Alice came down with a stomach bug early in the week and then wouldn't you know it Morgan got it too. Why do stomach bugs only hit in the middle of the night? When Morgan got it, she decided to get out of bed and proceed to Mary Alice's room to do her actual vomiting. So we had both kids up in the middle of the night... it was a long week. BUT I was treated this weekend to a private screening of The Help. Cee scored us some tickets and we got to go mingle with some celebrities. I played it about as cool as you would imagine - made a fool out of myself with Octavia Spencer in the bathroom. I'm such a dork! Anyway, we made it through so hopefully Matt and I will be spared!

Both my girls getting to hang in the big bed while they didn't feel good.

Another interesting reading position for Morgan, the baby doll bed.

Big Sis reading to little Sis - so sweet!!!

Cee and I at The Help!

Mary Alice - 5 Months!

Mary Alice is 5 months old today. I've been a terrible picture taker lately, and I had a moment this morning realizing my baby is getting older every minute and I'm not recording it properly. I tell you, she gets prettier with age too :)

Morgan still remains against posing for pictures. So I just have to snap what I can get. Below is her reading position of choice - balancing between the glider and ottaman. Morgan absolutely loves her baby sister. She thinks holding her is the BIGGEST treat. She just squeezes and loves on her all the time. So sweet!

Mary Alice serioulsy smiles about 80% of the day. But my camera has a stupid delay and they are so hard to catch! Every where we go, she just smiles and charms the pants off everyone she meets. She has the best temperment!

Christening gowns - beautiful in person, difficult to photograph. We put the gown back on for a quick photo session this morning since MA was in a good mood. Well, the good mood didn't last long. It really is hard to take a picture of someone who can't sit/stand in a really long gown. But she looked so darn beautiful in it, I wanted to capture the moment! At least I can say we tried!

Mary Alice Christened

We had Mary Alice's christening this weekend. She did great! We didn't get many pictures due to all the craziness, but I'm going to try to commit myself to getting some pics of her in the gown later on this week. We had a great time with all the fam, and we were so pumped to show off the new house. I will say that I'm glad Monday was a holiday b/c the rest was appreciated. Morgan and I hung out in the baby pool and sprinkler this afternoon. She finally warmed up to the water and had a ball running in and out of the water. Dad and Mary Alice came to watch all the excitement for a few minutes and sat in the shade. While we haven't done much celebration this Independence Day, I have to say it's been quite enjoyable!

As always, Morgan had a ball hanging out with her cuz John Reed. She must have gotten out every single toy she owned to show him. We are so glad they have fun together!