Nicole hosted a very clever "Book Shower" for Michelle and her baby to be.
Since Michelle reads about 3 - 5 books a week, it seemed only fitting that Michelle and Cisco's new baby would also have a great supply of books on hand from day one.
The invitations looked like little books.
B is for boy, Bis for Books, B is for Brunch!
G is for Gifts
Luckily we still have lots of old books around the Nicole could use for decor - vintage!
Davis came to the shower too - to hang out with Stella!
Lisa's clever wrapping impressed us all.
Letty brought a wreath made of 'denim' diapers. fun!
Mary and Lori
Amy and Mary
Lisa and Davis
Here are the pages of the alphabet book created by every one who attended. Cute! In the top of the photo you can see the little thank you bags of Alphabet cookies for the guests.
We had such a great time with Stella in June and July. We miss her little smile, giggle, and her very alert eyes. We miss Camille too.
Here are some photos of their time with us in Utah.
looking at her mommy
Grandpa Clyde got hooked on playing with Stella.
She's so fun to hold and watch.
Stella with her 2nd cousins Davis Keeler, and Vida Lynn Robinson, all born within 5 weeks of each other.
Getting used to the bouncer.
A huge smile for Grandma!
No way does Stella want to miss out on any action!
We are loving our days with Stella in the house. She smiles at us, loves looking around, and talks and coos to us. I love sitting with her on the front porch in the cool morning and rocking her back to sleep.
She is a cutie for sure and getting lots of kisses from her grandparents!
That's what Bennett said when we were leaving the hay ride and he asked "go on slides?" Grandpa Clyde said "yes, we are going to the slides." Bennett replied, "OK, perfect."
We had a great time tending Alex, Bennett, and Ruby for a few days while Emily was in Utah. Even with the help of Clyde all day, and KC at night and mornings, I am now so much more amazed by Emily and how she does so much by herself with the triplets in tow. They have quick two year old minds, and often have their own plans, making it a challenge to herd them all from the car to the house.
Where's the coconuts?
Grandpa makes a good horsey
We loved our days, bath time, stories in our laps, mealtimes, (they are so polite and say "thank you" so sweetly), trips to the park, and singing in the car. They amazed us when they knew we had not traveled far enough into the park with the farm animals. Clyde made a wrong turn and they started to cry, thinking we were going home! They recognize the landmarks of their favorite parks.
Alex and Bennett with their own hoses
Ruby
We had a blast with a hose for everyone ( what child does not love water?), and a slip n slide we set up to go down the steep hill in the back yard. Such delight when they figured out how to slide backwards and frontwards on their bellies!
Alex having a blast
We took a field trip to Costco, and had their favorite treat of yogurt swirl. We had to get everyone their own cups because Costco had just stopped giving out courtesy cups the week before!
It took me a few nights to get the songs out of my head so I could sleep, but we're missing them a ton already.
here's a couple videos for fun:
March 17th was an eventful day. I was on my way to the airport at 4 am, reading texts from Tyler about Camille's progress in labor. She had entered the hospital on March 15th in the morning to begin being induced since she was at 41 weeks with this baby. Everyone was waiting for any bit of news, but her progress was slow on Thursday, and still the baby had not dropped all day on Friday. I had a long wait in the baggage check in - so long that they almost would not take my bag! I had to crawl under the ropes in the security line just to get up to the front in hopes I would not miss the plane. I ran all the way down Concourse B and of course my plane was near the end. I was the last one on the plane, and as I reached down to turn off my cell I panicked. It was nowhere to be found! I checked all spots, told the flight attendant and she helped call my phone. It was not on the plane. They gave me a choice to get off the plane, or stay. I stayed, but what a sinking feeling to not have my phone and know that Camille had not had the baby yet and I had a 3 hour layover in LA! In the LA airport I found a large book / stuff store and bought an 'instant' phone. There was an angel clerk there who was willing to help me get it working, registered, and able to make two calls and to leave a message for Tyler before I got on the plane to Hawaii. I was near tears I was so grateful for her help. I think I did shed a few tears, actually.
Tyler and I connected 5 1/2 hours later as I landed in Honolulu. He told me that Camille had finally had a C-Section at 7:30 am, while I was on the plane. The baby never dropped so it had to be a C-section. We went directly to the hospital and saw her just a few hours old. She was so alert and calm.
This new baby girl is so beautiful!
Here she is 9 days old, just before I left to get on the plane back to Utah.
Clyde sent me his cell phone by overnight mail, and then found out on Sunday that my phone had been found in the Salt Lake Airport. I got it when I returned home 10 days later.
I loved being in Hawaii with Camille and Tyler and holding this new sweet baby girl. It was hard to leave such a calm sweet spirit.
I have since discovered Face Time on the iPad and it makes me happy to see her often!
Funny thing I noticed this morning on my bathroom counter. There were two different earrings, one of each. The very same ones I had worn yesterday to the baby shower for Amy at Lisa Hill's new place in Lehi. I had a brief thought to myself as I put them on (I wonder why one has a plastic end on the earring and the other doesn't?) but it did not stop me as I put on both earrings, and drove to Lehi. I talked to at least 9 persons and greeted 3 - 4 more. Either everyone was being very polite, or no one noticed my mismatched ears. What about it, Robinson relatives?
