The Parnell Family: Almost forgot about Friday...

5.11.2009

Almost forgot about Friday...

We spent the morning Friday playing at the Trailhead fountains...The kids loved it! I recruited my Mom to go with me, just in case it was too hard to watch all three, and I was very glad she was there. It is still a pretty wide open space, with lots of room to run, so it is good to have an extra pair of eyes and hands!

You have to step on a button on the ground to get the fountains going. Bennett was so proud when he turned them on! So cute!

Bennett playing with his truck....

My "babies"...who are very quickly approaching their 2nd birthday!!

My little lady filling up her pitcher....

Jacob and Su joined us for a while and he LOVED the water. Definitely going to be a water baby!

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We had a great weekend and, as usual, David did a great job of making my Mother's Day special.
I am just overwhelmingly blessed....I love my little munchkins!
Lots is going on, and I'll be posting more about that soon....
Stay tuned!
Love, Nicole

1 comment:

bettyb said...: Hey,Nicole,
I peek at your blog from time to time and enjoy seeing how your kiddos are growing~~and they are growing so fast!
--so glad that Jacob could join in y'all's water fun.Thankfully for Su he looks like he likes it.Davis was NOT a water baby (I tried),so I hope for her sake he takes after her!
love,
Betty; May 12, 2009 at 2:48 PM

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

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It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
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