Spring Break at Windrush Cottage

Our "spring break" week started off with

Ezzie's blessing. It was fabulous!

Trevan gave Ezra a beautiful blessing and

he was surrounded by so many people who

love him and welcome him into this world with

open arms and hearts.

The men...Hayden, Bob, Tucker, Mark, Tim, Mike

Trev, Ezzie, Brennan, Landon, Abe, Roger,Cameron,

and Ted. Brad was there too, but he had to catch a plane

right after the service so he didn't make it to the festivities

at our house.

Proud Grandpas...

Thrilled Mom and Dad...

Williams Grandparents...

The girls...Paige, Robyn, Kennan and Me.

So nice that Paige could come out for the blessing!

Perfect day....and perfect start to the spring break.

The District offices were closed so I got to enjoy

a little time with the family.

Of course there had to be a trip to the mall

where the kids saw the Easter Bunny.

We got to see Jude's first T-ball game...

kind of chilly but fun.

Vanessa suggested a visit to Discovery

Gateway and Brig was happy to join in.

He could have stayed all day in the ball

exhibit!!

Gabi enjoyed being the cashier at the grocery store...

Brig was busy pushing the wheel barrow at the

construction site!

Gabi and Bella the cow riding a horse at the farm.

Brig sorting vegetables from the garden...

And riding the firetruck...

And the whole group driving the delivery truck from the farm...

Thanks Vanessa, for the passes!!

And then we had a day at Wheeler Farm

visiting the animals...

Minie trying to catch the geese...

The favorite was the goats with the curly wool...

They loved the play house

And climbing on the wagon. They never want to leave and

we were lucky to find a day with no rain!!

And we were lucky enough to witness Brig's

first haircut at "Cookie Cutters" while we

waited for dinner on our girls night out.

Such a brave and handsome boy!!

Beautiful girls waiting for dinner at Texas Roadhouse (yum)

with two charming young men who joined us (Brig and Ez).

And we finished the week with Sunday dinner

at our house. Brig loved the slide...

Everyone loves the trampoline...

Always some gymnastics when the

ladies get together...

Usually some drama with Miss Poppy...

Happy when Brad can join us...he didn't fly

out until Monday!

And Aunt Paige and Brig hangin' with the cousins...

We also fit in a little sewing, movie watching,

and several late nights.

I headed back to work on Monday and Paige

flew out Monday night...so all in all...

it was a GREAT spring break!!

(with the exception of the cold I got to take back to work with me!)

So there you have it....

now let's have a little spring weather, shall we????

Princess Update....

Brad's camera is considerably better than mine,

so I'm sharing a bit of what he got from the

'Princess Party'...

Sir Jude....Protector of the Princesses...on the job!

Just thought you might want to know....

Greta Turns 3....Can't BE!!!

As tradition would have it, we seriously

CAN NOT just celebrate a birthday on just one day!

So Greta started her celebrating a day early

and the Williams-Gregory clan met up at

Rock Creek Pizza for the first of her parties.

After all....a girl doesn't turn three

every day!!

Gaga LUBS her Uncle Cammy!

These girls waste NO time getting right down

to playing once the gifts are opened!

Side note: This little man is growing right

before our eyes! Ezzie is perfect...in every way.

Day 2 of the celebration was a Princess Party

at the Greg's house and boy were there ever

a gaggle of princesses!

But let's face it...the Birthday Girl stole the show

in her "Tangled" gown.

Sir Jude was a knight who was the

'protector of the princesses'

and a mighty fine job he did!

I can hardly believe we have had this little

sweetie for 3 years. Princess in deed!!

I'd happily celebrate you for 2 or 3 more days.

Love you, Gretsie!!

XOXOXO

Dixie Delight

Last weekend I decided on a whim to head to

St. George to see my "Dixie Babies".

I really needed a change of scenery and

there were several events that warranted

my attendance.

Abey Baby, sporting an attempt at Justin Beiber hair,

was participating in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby.

Robyn is the Cub Committee Chair "person"...

brought back memories. (I offered to give

her my old scout leader shirt, but she refused!)

True to form, the Lamoreaux kiddies were there

to cheer their brother on.

Abe's car is on the right...and I might add,

he truly built it himself!! (Smart ward...they have

a pinewood derby for the Dad's later in the evening.)

Way to go, Abe!! He took 3rd out of a field

of about 20. He made us proud!!!

The next day it poured rain but that

didn't deter these boy's competitive soccer team

from playing. They won handily, Robyn and

I watched from the car, and this is how they

looked by the end.

(Also brought back some memories!)

And finally, I got some quality squishing

time in with this little man!

You will notice that all of my photos of Sully are

slightly blurry....that's because he is in constant

motion. But it was high time we became better

acquainted AGAIN! And I really needed a

Sully fix. We also got a little Rummy in and

just some general hang-out time. It's always

comfortable and fun to visit my St. George crew.

Short and sweet, but always fun!!

Thanks for the visit, sweeties.

Love you all!!!

XOXOXO

VERY Noteworthy....

Somewhere between the January Blahs and

the February that moved at the speed of light

I have failed miserably in documenting

some VERY important events in

the life of Dr. Poomela.

Sooooo...let me make amends.....

This little man turned one month old

and is doing absolutely beautifully.

There is never enough holding time

for me in Ezzie's life. NEVER!!

On March 11th ,this adorable daughter turned 25.....

25 MIND YOU!!! And she wears it

very, very well.

We celebrated with a little sushi at the Mikado

for lunch where we may or may not have been

out numbered by the pre-schoolers.

We followed it up with the first BBQ of the year

where we all celebrated what a delight it

is to have sweet Brookie in our lives.

She is the easiest person in the world to love

and she must have been the inspiration for the

hymn "Scatter Sunshine" because that is exactly

what she does. We viewed old home videos of Brooke

and it was fun to observe the wonderful chaos of our young

family being repeated before us as we watched the screen.

Adore this girl!!

On March 2nd, this handsome boy turned 35....

YIKES....35 MIND YOU!!! I still

think of him as my little boy and he is

very, very much a MAN.

We gathered at his choice of Cafe Med where

we enjoyed Mediterranean food and

atmosphere and celebrated the sweet

sincerity of dear Brad.

Vanessa made this gorgeous cake and

we all had a great time together.

I'm trying to train myself to NOT

bug Brad about what he should and should not do.

Seriously....I think he should be on his own at 35!

Brad has always been a great example and the one

that his sisters look up to for guidance.

The Lord knew what he was doing when he sent

Brad to usher in all his sisters.

He is always so willing to help us out.

We ALL love him and his unique way of seeing

the world.

Also of note has been the arrival of

Jude's new obsession with everything pirate.

Check out his version of a "peg leg",

hook, sword and eye patch.

He's even convinced the girls to join in.

We can only imagine what will be next....

L-O-V-E this little group!

So as you can see, there have been

some very noteworthy happenings

and I promise to do better at documenting them.

For my sake....

XO

P.S. Events of the past couple of days have reminded me that

we should NEVER fail to state, note and appreciate

all that we love and hold dear.