Cody's 14th Birthday

We celebrated Cody's 14th birthday yesterday (May 23rd). I just cannot believe that he is 14 years old. I know that every mother probably says that, and that time just flies for all of us, but being so close to giving birth again really brings back memories. He had two lacrosse games this weekend, they won the first & lost the second one, but both were great games & the weather was great for it. My brother Tony flew my Dad in from Florida for the Veterans Memorial at Lambeu Field in Green Bay, so it was great seeing him. My Dad & Tony's family came to Cody's game & then all came over for some ice cream cake to celebrate his birthday. He's really getting excited for school to be done so he can officially say that he is in high school. It sure will be weird to have a freshman in high school and a newborn, but we just laugh and say that we at least won't have two in college at the same time! My Mom called while everyone was over and we passed the phone around so that everyone got a chance to talk to her. Cody is flying back to Florida with my parents after the baby is born and vacationing for a week along with his two cousins Jason & Andy. He's pretty psyched about it & is really looking forward to celebrating his birthday out there by going to Bush Garden's. He's looking forward to lots of swimming, spending time with Grandma & Papa, and also with his Great Grandma & Grandpa Courtney. He didn't want us to make a big deal of his birthday so we kept it low key, but he had a good time & it was a great weekend.

St. Francis Baby Shower

We have to say that Joe works with some pretty amazing people. Danielle & Crista from his work threw a baby shower for us on May 15th. It was really great and a lot of people showed up, bringing food and many gifts for the baby. It really meant a lot to us because some of his co-workers came off of 3rd shift and others scrammbled to get there after they worked a full day shift. Some of them chipped in and got us the swing, which is awesome, and others went above and beyond with their thoughtfulness too. Lots of guys turned out for it which was cool and they even got into one of the games. I give these guys credit for being such good sports about it and helping to make it a good time. It never gets old saying how blessed we feel to have such support and good people around us. We thank each and every person from St. Francis Hospital's ER who have been so wonderful to us with the shower, gifts, and well wishes. Thank you so much!

Happy Birthday to Miles

We realize that we go overboard when it comes to our dogs and that most do not quite understand this. I'm not even sure if I understand it sometimes, but we just love them so much!! Miles, our golden retriever turned 4 years old on May 5th. The doggies enjoyed some birthday cake & Miles got a couple of new toys. They had a good time eating, playing, & then napping!